Electroacupuncture for the Treatment of Functional Constipation
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01781897 |
Recruitment Status : Unknown
Verified April 2014 by Guangying Huang, Huazhong University of Science and Technology.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
First Posted : February 1, 2013
Last Update Posted : March 19, 2015
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Functional Constipation | Device: acupuncture Drug: mosapride | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Estimated Enrollment : | 243 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | A Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture to Treat Functional Constipation |
Study Start Date : | February 2013 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date : | December 2015 |
Estimated Study Completion Date : | December 2015 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Active Comparator: mosapride
mosapride
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Drug: mosapride
Mosapride Citrate tablet(5mg),Dainippon Sumitomo pharmaceutical Co.Ltd,Japan
Other Name: GASMOTIN |
Experimental: Electro-acupuncture
Electro-acupuncture
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Device: acupuncture
sterile, disposable needles with a length of 40 mm and a diameter of 0.25 mm (Dongbang® Acupuncture Inc, Korea)
Other Name: Park true/sham devices |
Sham Comparator: mosapride + sham acupuncture
mosapride + sham acupuncture
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Device: acupuncture
sterile, disposable needles with a length of 40 mm and a diameter of 0.25 mm (Dongbang® Acupuncture Inc, Korea)
Other Name: Park true/sham devices Drug: mosapride Mosapride Citrate tablet(5mg),Dainippon Sumitomo pharmaceutical Co.Ltd,Japan
Other Name: GASMOTIN |
- number of defecation per week [ Time Frame: 3 years ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 65 Years (Adult, Older Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion criteria:
- functional constipation according to the Roman Ⅲ standard;
- aged between 18 and 65 years old
Exclusion criteria:
- unconsciousness, psychosis or can't express subjective symptoms;
- pregnant women or women in lactation period;
- serious diseases of the heart, liver, kidney, and others;
- bleeding disorders.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01781897
Contact: Guangying Huang, Doctor | 86-027-8366-3266 | Gyhuang@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn |
China, Hubei | |
Hospital of Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Recruiting |
Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430000 | |
Contact: Jing Gui, Master +8615327285070 841946472@qq.com | |
Principal Investigator: Jing Gui, Master | |
Hubei Provincial Hospital of TCM | Recruiting |
Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430000 | |
Contact: Feng Hu, Doctor +8613469974981 351552735@qq.com | |
Principal Investigator: Feng Hu, Doctor | |
Institute of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology | Recruiting |
Wuhan, Hubei, China, 430030 | |
Contact: Guangying Huang, doctor 86-027-8366-3266 Gyhuang@tjh.tjmu.edu.cn | |
Principal Investigator: Mingmin Zhang, Doctor | |
Principal Investigator: Cuihong Zheng, Doctor | |
Principal Investigator: Xiaohu Xu, Doctor |
Principal Investigator: | Xiaohu Xu, Doctor | HUST(Huazhong University of Science and Technology) Hospital | |
Principal Investigator: | Feng Hu, Master | Hubei Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine |
Responsible Party: | Guangying Huang, professor, Huazhong University of Science and Technology |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01781897 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
2011CB505203-1 |
First Posted: | February 1, 2013 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | March 19, 2015 |
Last Verified: | April 2014 |
acupuncture electro-acupuncture |
Constipation Signs and Symptoms, Digestive Mosapride Gastrointestinal Agents Serotonin Receptor Agonists |
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