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This study aims to investigate the effects and possible mechanisms of transcutaneous auricular vagal nerve stimulation (taVNS) on abdominal pain and other symptoms in patients with IBS-C.


Clinical Trial Description

This study is designed as an early-feasibility, single-center, single-blinded, randomized controlled trial (RCT), in which subjects are consented, undergo a baseline assessment, and receive taVNS or sham-taVNS treatment twice a day (8 a.m. and 8 p.m.) for 30 minutes each time for a period of 4 weeks. The taVNS and sham-taVNS treatment was applied using the commercially-available Transcutaneous Electrical Applicator device (Model SNM-FDC01, Ningbo MedKinetic Medical Device Co., Ltd.) with the skin electrodes placed bilaterally on auricular concha. The patients are requested to score the abdominal pain (using VAS) and complete BSFS, IBS-SSS, IBS-QOL, SAS, and SDS forms every week and fill out the bowel diary during taVNS or sham-taVNS. Emergency medications (Macrogol 4000 and pinaverium) are permitted for use when the patient cannot tolerate symptoms of constipation and abdominal pain. ;


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NCT number NCT05392439
Study type Interventional
Source Tongji University
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date March 1, 2020
Completion date December 15, 2020

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