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Moxibustion for Mild and Moderate Ulcerative Colitis

NCT02084186 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2016-10-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether moxibustion is effective to mild and moderate ulcerative colitis and the effect of moxibustion on metabolism.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

herb-partitioned moxibustion

Ignited moxa cones are placed upon herbal cake. Herbs are smashed into powder. Every 2.8g medicine powder mix with 3g millet wine and then be pressed into herbal cakes which are 28mm in diameter and 7mm in high with a specific mould. Then the herbal cake with a moxa cone will be fixed on Tianshu and Shangjuxu.

OTHER

bran-partitioned moxibustion

Ignited moxa cones are placed upon bran cake. Every 2.8g bran powder mix with 3g millet wine and then be pressed into bran cakes which are 28mm in diameter and 7mm in high with a specific mould. Then the bran cake with a moxa cone will be fixed on Tianshu and Shangjuxu.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Huangan Wu, Doctor · Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
BASIC_SCIENCE
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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