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Acupuncture and Moxa: A Randomized Clinical Trial for Chronic Diarrhea in HIV Patients

NCT00010491 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2008-03-07

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The objective of this study is to test alternative treatment strategies to reduce the frequency of chronic diarrhea among HIV positive individuals. 60 percent of patients with HIV disease in the U.S. will have diarrhea at some point in their illness. Although in general many of the opportunistic infections (OI's) associated with HIV have decreased due to new "drug cocktails", many of these drugs, however, have diarrhea as a side effect. In Asian countries, acupuncture (including moxibustion) has been widely used for the treatment of various gastrointestinal (GI) disorders. However, there are no published studies that test treatment protocols using acupuncture or moxibustion on patients with HIV experiencing chronic diarrhea.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

PROCEDURE

Moxibustion

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Joyce K. Anastasi, PhD,RN,LAc · School of Nursing

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
1999-09-30
Completion
2003-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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