Acupuncture for Patients With Diarrhea-predominant IBS or Functional Diarrhea: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-09-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This trial is to assess the effectiveness of three types of acupuncture for patients with functional diarrhea comparing to a positive drug control.

• Phase: Phase 2/Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
• Collaborator: Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
• Treatments: Antidiarrheals; Loperamide

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. Diagnosed as diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome according to Rome III criteria;

2. Age between 18 and 65 years old;

3. Did not take any medicine for bowel symptoms and attend other clinical research;

4. Have inform consent signed.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Diarrhea caused by diseases such as infection, etc.

2. Patients can't express himself clearly or with mental diseases;

3. Tumor and other infectious diseases;

4. With other serious diseases of Cardiovascular, liver, kidney, digestive or blood system; Pregnant women or planned to be pregnant.