An interventional study of electroacupuncture and moxibustion in Crohn's Disease and CAM, sponsored by Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian. Completed at 1 site in China. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 50 Years, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2016-09-05.
Sponsored by Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture or moxibustion therapies are effective in the treatment of Crohn's disease. Meanwhile, the investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy by functional magnetic resonance imaging.
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture or moxibustion therapies are effective in the treatment of Crohn's disease. meanwhile, the investigators aim to evaluate the efficacy by functional magnetic resonance imaging.
Through treating quiescent Crohn's disease by electroacupuncture or moxibustion therapies for 12 weeks, Compare the different brain activation by the different therapies and observe the correlation between brain activation and efficacy.
1,880 studies on the registry are indexed under Crohn Disease; 462 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 61 is close to the median of 66 across 1,188 interventional studies indexed under Crohn Disease.
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Electroacupuncture group
Other: electroacupuncture · Other: moxibustion
Herbs-partitioned moxibustion group
Other: electroacupuncture · Other: moxibustion
Patients receive electroacupuncture for 30 minutes with a stimulation frequency of 2 /100 Hz and a stimulation intensity varying from 0.1 to 1.0 mA.3 times per week,the duration is 12 weeks.
Also known as: acupuncture
patients receive herbs-partitioned moxibustion for 2 cones，3 times a week for 12 weeks.
Also known as: herbs-partitioned moxibustion
CDAI
Crohn's Disease Activity Index
Time frame: 1 year
fMRI
Brain activiation tested by BOLD fMRI
Time frame: 1 year
IBDQ
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire
Time frame: 1 year
Inflammatory factors
Intestinal mucosa of IL-6,IL-17,IL-23,etc
Time frame: 1 and a half years
Neurotransmitter
5-HT,DA,etc
Time frame: 1 and a half years
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