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A prospective observational study of optimal acupoint selection on patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders

A prospective observational study of optimal acupoint selection on patients with functional gastrointestinal disorders

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0008145
Enrollment
420
Registered
2023-01-19
Start date
2022-09-05
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-08

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Kyung Hee University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients diagnosed with FD (either epigastric pain syndrome (EPS) or postprandial distress syndrome (PDS)) or IBS via Rome Criteria ? 2) Patients who can steadily visit clinics for the treatment 3) Participants who voluntarily agreed for the study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with organic disease which can induce the dysfunction of gastrointestinal (GI) tract (e.g. central nervous system disease, neoplastic disease, metabolic disease, inflammatory disease on GI tract, or taking medicine influencing the function of GI tract) 2) Patients who received active treatment (e.g. hospitalization for severe symptoms of FGID) within 3 months before visiting outpatient Korean medicine clinic 3) Patients participating in other studies 4) Patients who are considered inappropriate for participating in the study, based on the decision of doctors

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Change of scores in questionnaire : Nepean Dyspepsia Index Questionnaire;Change of scores in questionnaire : Functional Dyspepsia Quality of Life Questionnaire;Change of scores in questionnaire : Irritable Bowel Syndrome Quality of Life Questionnaire

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Pattern identification of patients and extracted features : Standard Tool for Pattern Identification of Functional Dyspepsia

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHeeyoung Moon

Kyung Hee University

heeyoungmoon91@khu.ac.kr+82-2-961-9616

Outcome results

None listed

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