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Acupuncture to Prevent Postoperative Bowel Paralysis (Paralytic Ileus)

NCT00065234 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2017-03-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if acupuncture is effective in preventing prolonged postoperative paralysis of the gastrointestinal tract among patients undergoing colostomy/ileostomy closure.

Conditions

  • Ileus
  • Neoplasms

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Joseph S Chiang, MD · M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Completion
2006-05-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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