An interventional study of acupuncture in Irritable Bowel Syndrome, sponsored by Penn State University. Terminated at 1 site in United States. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 90 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-11-24.
Sponsored by Penn State University · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
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
Patients will complete a diary to determine if they qualify for the study. Patients will be randomized to receive either acupuncture or sham acupuncture (needle insertion 1 cm away from acupuncture site). Patients will be blinded to whether they are receiving acupuncture or sham acupuncture. The acupuncturist is blinded as to the patient response. The patients will undergo venupuncture to draw blood to determine sertotonin and beta-endorphin levels. They will receive treatment in 12 sessions over 4 weeks. They will maintain a diary during this time period to document level of pain and frequency of bowel movements. Blood will be drawn at week 2 and 4 and, 6 weeks after cessation of treatment, subjects will again record abdominal symptoms and frequency of bowel movements for 2 weeks. Blood will be drawn for hormone levels at 8 weeks after completion of study.
1,062 studies on the registry are indexed under Irritable Bowel Syndrome; 190 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 36 is below the median of 71 across 853 interventional studies indexed under Irritable Bowel Syndrome.
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Exclusion Criteria:
Frequency of bowel movement
Abdominal pain
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