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Observe Intestinal Tract Cleaness of Senile Constipation Patients Used Gastrointestinal External Stimulation

NCT06417424 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2024-05-16

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Summary

This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Elderly patients with constipation requiring colonoscopy were randomly divided into four groups: 1. Received both gastrointestinal external stimulation and transcutaneouselectrical acupoint stimulation; 2. Received gastrointestinal external stimulation singly; 3. Received transcutaneouselectrical acupoint stimulation singly; 4. No stimulation was given. All groups received oral administration of polyethylene glycol for intestinal cleansing. Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) score was used to assess the quality of intestinal cleanliness , with a total score of 9, and higher scores indicating better intestinal cleanliness, and BBPS≥6 was defined effective.

Conditions

  • Electric Stimulation

Interventions

DEVICE

gastrointestinal external stimulation

We used the device Gastrointestinal multifunctional therapeutic instrument. The positive pole was placed 1 to 2cm above the umbilicus, and the negative pole was placed 4 to 10 cm to the right of the midpoint between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Shanghai East Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
60 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-02-01
Primary Completion
2025-03-31
Completion
2025-05-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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