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Clinical study on acupuncture treatment of gastrointestinal damp-heat acne

Clinical study on acupuncture treatment of gastrointestinal damp-heat acne

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2100004947
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2021-06-13
Start date
2021-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Acne

Interventions

Sponsors

Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
13 Years to 30 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 13-30 years, no gender limit. 2. Investigation Global Assessment (IGA) score is level 3 (moderate) or level 4 (severe). 3. Symptoms have been on for more than 6 months. 4. Have a certain level of reading comprehension and be able to complete questionnaires independently. 5. Patients did not use acne drugs, such as oral, topical or traditional Chinese medicine, within 4 weeks before entering the group. 6. Those who did not participate in other clinical studies within 1 month and guaranteed not to participate in other clinical studies during this study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pregnant and lactating women, women who have the desire to give birth in the past 2 months. 2. Have a history of mental illness. 3. Severe liver and kidney dysfunction. 4. Cardiovascular, endocrine, hematopoietic system, immune system and other primary diseases. 5. Drug-induced acne and occupational acne. 6. Patients who are unwilling to cooperate with acupuncture treatment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Investigation Global Assessment (IGA);

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Non-inflammatory Lesion Counts;Total Lession Counts(TLC);Quality of Life Scale (Qol-Acne);Inflammatory Lesion Counts;The number of adverse reactions;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Guangan

The Third Affiliated Hospital of He'nan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

wgaz123@163.com+86 15003859078

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026