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Electrical Stimulation Over Acupuncture Points in Reduction of Rectal Discomfort Distension

NCT01551654 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 40

Last updated 2012-03-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Colonoscopy is a stressful and unpleasant procedure especially during the passage of the endoscope through angulations of colon. Electro-acupuncture is one of the alternative to reduce colorectal discomfort. However acupuncture is invasive. This present study explored the effectiveness of a non-invasive treatment modality, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation over Acupuncture points in reduction of colorectal discomfort during barostat-induced rectal distension.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (ITO Company )

A mobile small machine for nerve stimulation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wing-Wa LEUNG, MSc · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-05-31
Completion
2010-05-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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