Efficacy of Acupuncture and Moxibustion Treatment in Patients With Active Crohn's Disease
NCT ID: NCT01697761
Last Updated: 2014-11-20
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
92 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2012-09-30
2014-11-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Through treating active Crohn's disease by acupuncture and moxibustion therapies for 12 weeks, we are aim to observe the efficiency and the probably change of Inflammatory factors and Neurotransmitter of colonic mucosa and we may elucidate the mechanism of the efficiency of acupuncture and moxibustion therapy.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Treatment Group
treat by moxibustion and acupuncture
Treatment Group
patients receive herbs-partitioned moxibustion for 2 cones and acupuncture for 30 minutes，3 times a week for 12 weeks
Control Group
treat by Sham acupuncture and moxibustion
Control Group
patients receive shallow needing and bran-partitioned moxibustion with the stimulation same to the treatment group.
Interventions
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Treatment Group
patients receive herbs-partitioned moxibustion for 2 cones and acupuncture for 30 minutes，3 times a week for 12 weeks
Control Group
patients receive shallow needing and bran-partitioned moxibustion with the stimulation same to the treatment group.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Crohn's Disease Activity Index \[CDAI\]\>150 and \<450;
* not taking any medication or taking salicylates, prednisone ( dose≤ 15mg and at least have taken a month ), after entering the study the dose remained constant;
* Not taking immunosuppressive agents or use " with " biological preparations within 3 months prior to entering the study
* signing a written informed consent form.
Exclusion Criteria
* The pregnancy or lactation period patients ;
* patients associated with heart, brain, liver, kidney and hematopoietic system disease;
* The psychiatric patients;
* Patients with other serious diseases.
18 Years
70 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Wu Huangan, PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture, Moxibustion and Meridian
Locations
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Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Merdian
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
Countries
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References
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Bao CH, Zhao JM, Liu HR, Lu Y, Zhu YF, Shi Y, Weng ZJ, Feng H, Guan X, Li J, Chen WF, Wu LY, Jin XM, Dou CZ, Wu HG. Randomized controlled trial: moxibustion and acupuncture for the treatment of Crohn's disease. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Aug 21;20(31):11000-11. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i31.11000.
Other Identifiers
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SHACU-201202
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id