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Treatment of Functional Dyspepsia With Acupuncture

NCT00786214 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 42

Last updated 2013-06-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Functional dyspepsia (FD) is one of the most common chronic gastrointestinal disorders affecting humans. Existing therapies for FD are still far from satisfactory and new therapies are constantly being sought. Acupuncture has been used for the alleviation of functional gastrointestinal symptoms in several non-controlled studies. This study aims to investigate the therapeutic efficacy of acupuncture in patients with FD.

Conditions

  • Functional Dyspepsia

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Patients will be stimulated at specific acupuncture points as determined for treatment of the disease by certified acupuncturists

OTHER

Sham acupuncture

Patients will be given sham acupuncture treatment at dummy acupuncture points

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National University Hospital, Singapore

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Khek Yu Ho, MD · National University Hospital, Singapore

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-02-28
Primary Completion
2009-12-31
Completion
2009-12-31

Countries

  • Singapore

Study Locations

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