UC acupuncture moxiustion

Effect of acupuncture and moxibustion on bowel-related discomfort of ulcerative colitis patients in remission phase-a pilot study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001358

Enrollment

Registered

2015-01-27

Start date

2015-02-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Acupuncture and Moxibustion Group Treatment will be conducted for 20 minutes each, two times per week, during 4 weeks. Acupuncture points : both GB-34, ST-36, ST-44, SP-6, SP-10, LIV-

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria ? patients under treatment diagnosed Ulcerative Colitis. ? those whose SCCAI (Simple Clinical Colitis Activity Index Scores) are 6 degree or less. ? those who have defecation three or more times each day ? those who have no medicine change during recent 3 months ? those who provided written informed consent. voluntarily ? those who are capable of participating in follow up observations during the trial. ? those who aged 18 to 75 years old

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Excusion criteria ? those who've got other acupuncture or moxibustion recent 3 months ago ? those who are pregnant ? those who have serious disease such as cancer ? those who needed modificated prescription related with aggravated UC ? those who are deemed inappropriate by a physician ? those who don't provide informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
defecation frequency each day and Bristol stool chart	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
QOL (EQ-5D);Safety (blood sampling)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactMinah Kwak

Daegu Oriental Hospital of Daegu Haany University

nari003@hanmail,net+82-53-650-3434

Outcome results