Effect of Acupuncture on Symptoms of Diarrhea and Pain in IBS

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Irritable Bowel Syndrome

In brief

Acupuncture has been used for centuries in China in the treatment of diarrhea. Our hypothesis is that acupuncture is effective in the treatment of abdominal pain and diarrhea in patients with diarrhea-predominant IBS

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00219505

Run by

Penn State University

People needed

36

Starts

2001-08-01

Expected to finish

2004-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-11-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• frequence of bowel movement of at least 3/day
• global disease severity of at least 3

You may not qualify if…

• taking medications which will influence frequency of bowel movement
• patient taking anticoagulants or suffering from coagulopathy
• pregancy

Where it is running

• Hershey Medical Center — Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

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