Acupuncture for Functional Constipation in Older Adults

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Through a scientific and standardized randomized controlled study, we observe the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in the treatment of functional constipation in the elderly through the method of "nourishing kidney and dredging Fu organs".

Clinical Trial Description

Functional constipation is a common disease of old people. To date, there has not specific therapy on it. Former research showed acupuncture may work for functional constipation. In the trial, patients in the acupuncture and sham acupuncture groups will receive 24 acupuncture treatments over an 8-week period. This RCT is designed to confirm the efficacy and safety of acupuncture in functional constipation treatment. ;

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT05496543
Study type	Interventional
Source	Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Contact	PING YIN
Phone	0086-18917561621
Email	bingxue616@163.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	October 10, 2022
Completion date	September 2024

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