Functional Constipation, Functional Diarrhea
Conditions
Keywords
functional constipation, functional diarrhea, acupuncture
Brief summary
the objective of this study is to investigate the Dose-Effect Relationship of Acupuncture with Two-ways Regulation Effect to Treat Functional Enteropathy
Detailed description
eligibility criteria: functional constipation,functional diarrhea，irritable bowel syndrome
Interventions
DRUGMosapride Citrate tablet
Orally administered 5 mg mosapride citrate tablet s three times a day for 4 continuous weeks if no severe adverse effects were found.
DEVICELow-dose acupuncture
In this low current intensity group, the current applied would be relatively weak,it was clearly perceived by the participants
DEVICEHigh-dose acupuncture
In this group,the current was strong enough to reach the patients'tolerance threshold value.
Sponsors
The Fifth Hospital of Wuhan
Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* function constipation function diarrhea
Exclusion criteria
* not function constipation not function diarrhea
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| acupuncture benefits functional constipation | 5 years |
Countries
China
Contacts
Primary ContactGuangying Huang, doctor
Outcome results
None listed