Irritable bowel syndrome
Conditions
Interventions
Sham acupuncture group:Acupuncture non-acupoints for 6 weeks, a total of 15 times
Sponsors
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 75 years (no gender limitation); 2. Meets the diagnostic criteria of diarrheal-predominant irritable bowel syndrome (IBS-D); 3. Type 6 or 7 of the Bristol Stool Form Scale appeared for at least 4 days and type 1 or 2 appeared for less than 4 days in last 2 weeks; The average score of daily abdominal pain was >= 3 in the last week; 4. No treatment of acupuncture in the last 6 months; 5. No use of antidepressant or IBS medication within 2 weeks before treatment, including traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) or proprietary Chinese medicine, antidiarrheal, antispasmodic, intestinal antibiotics, probiotics and so on.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients with the following diseases: inflammatory bowel disease, microscopic colitis, celiac disease, Crohn's disease and other organic bowel diseases; 2.Diabetes mellitus and abnormal thyroid function; 3.Severe acute or chronic organic diseases, kidney or liver diseases; 4.History of abdominal surgery (appendectomy, hemorrhoidectomy, or polypectomy greater than 3 months post-surgery are allowed.); 5.Pregnancy or lactation; 6.History of alcohol and drug abuse; 7.Participating in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Effective response rate; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| IBS symptom severity scale, IBS-SSS;defecation frequency;Symptoms of bloating;Effective response rate at other time points;Symptoms of abdominal pain;Quality of life questionnaire, IBS-QOL;IBS-AR;Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactLiu Cunzhi
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed