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| Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences | OTHER |
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This trial is to assess the effectiveness of three types of acupuncture for patients with functional diarrhea comparing to a positive drug control.
Outcome measurements:
The frequency of bowel movement; The bristol stool scale; SF-36 evaluation
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| acupuncture group 1 | Experimental | Acupoints ST25 and BL25 will be used in the group. ST25 locate at the abdomen, while BL25 locate at the back. |
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| acupuncture group 2 | Experimental | Acupoints LI11 and ST37 will be used in this group. LI11 is located at upper limb while ST37 is located at the lower limb. |
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| acupuncture group 3 | Experimental | All acupoints used in acupuncture group1 and acupuncture group2 will be used in this group. |
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| Loperamide | Active Comparator | Loperamide will be used as an active comparator to the acupuncture groups. |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| acupuncture | Other | acupuncture group1, acupoints ST25 and BL25 will be used in this trial. |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Average weekly stool frequency | Average weekly stool frequency, change from baseline in 4 weeks | 4th week after inclusion |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Assessment score of Bristol stool scale | Bristol stool scale was designed to classify the human stool into 7 categories. The seven types of stool are: Type 1: Separate hard lumps, like nuts (hard to pass) Type 2: Sausage-shaped, but lumpy Type 3: Like a sausage but with cracks on its surface Type 4: Like a sausage or snake, smooth and soft Type 5: Soft blobs with clear cut edges (passed easily) Type 6: Fluffy pieces with ragged edges, a mushy stool Type 7: Watery, no solid pieces. Entirely liquid |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Ying Li, MD, PhD | Chengdu University of TCM | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| First affiliated hospital of Chengdu university of TCM | Chengdu | Sichuan | 610075 | China |
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| acupuncture group2 | Other | Acupoints LI11 and ST37 will be used in this group. LI11 is located at upper limb while ST37 is located at the lower limb. |
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| acupuncture group3 | Other | All acupoints used in acupuncture group1 and group2 will be used in this group. |
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| Loperamide | Drug | Loperamide will be used in this group for a dose of 2mg a time, three time a day. |
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| 4th and 8th week after inclusion |
| Assessment score of SF-36 scale | The Short Form (36) Health Survey (SF-36) is a survey of patient health. The SF-36 is commonly used in health economics as a variable in the quality-adjusted life year calculation to determine the cost-effectiveness of a health treatment. The chinese version of SF-36 was validated and has been widely used in acupuncture studies. | 4th and 8th after inclusion |
| Number of patients with adverse events after treatment | Number of patients with adverse events after treatment will be recorded and compared among three groups. | 4th week after inclusion |
| ID | Term |
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| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| D008139 | Loperamide |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D010880 | Piperidines |
| D006573 | Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring |
| D006571 | Heterocyclic Compounds |
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