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Effect of Acupuncture on Symptoms of Diarrhea and Pain in IBS

NCT00219505 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 36

Last updated 2017-11-24

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Summary

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

Conditions

  • Irritable Bowel Syndrome

Interventions

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American College of Gastroenterology

    collaborator OTHER

  • Penn State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ann Ouyangm, MD · Penn State College of Medicine and Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-08-31
Completion
2004-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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