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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
128 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2016-11-01
2019-12-30
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
BASIC_SCIENCE
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Herb-partitioned moxibustion
Drug: Herbal cake, Device: Moxibustion. Herbal cakes formula: Monkshood 10g, Cinnamon 2g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 3g, Flos Carthami 3g, Radix Aucklandiae 2g. Herbs are smashed into powder. Every 2.5g medicine powder is mixed with 3g millet wine and then pressed into herbal cakes using a specific mold. Each cake should be 23mm in diameter and 5mm in height. Then, ignited moxa cones are placed on top of each herbal cake. Herbal cakes with moxa cones will be positioned at acupuncture points ST25, ST37 and CV6. The entire treatment will be done once a day for 1 moxa cone every acupuncture point, 30 minutes at a time, 3 times a week, for a total of 12 weeks.
Herb-partitioned moxibustion
Patients receive herb-partition moxibustion 3 times a week, once a day for 30 minutes, for a total of 12 weeks.
Sham herb-partitioned moxibustion
Drug: Herbal cake, Device: Sham moxibustion. Herbal cakes formula: Monkshood 10g, Cinnamon 2g, Salvia miltiorrhiza 3g, Flos Carthami 3g, Radix Aucklandiae 2g. Herbs are smashed into powder. Every 2.5g medicine powder is mixed with 3g millet wine and then pressed into herbal cakes using a specific mold. Each cake should be 23mm in diameter and 5mm in height. Then, ignited moxa cones are placed on top of each herbal cake. Small cardboard sheets with the same size as the herbal cakes will be wrapped with aluminum foil and placed under each herbal cake. These herbal cakes will be positioned at acupuncture points ST25, ST37 and CV6. The entire treatment will be done once a day for 1 moxa cone every acupuncture point, 30 minutes at a time, 3 times a week, for a total of 12 weeks.
Sham herb-partitioned moxibustion
Patients receive sham herb-partition moxibustion 3 times a week, once a day for 30 minutes, for a total of 12 weeks.
Interventions
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Herb-partitioned moxibustion
Patients receive herb-partition moxibustion 3 times a week, once a day for 30 minutes, for a total of 12 weeks.
Sham herb-partitioned moxibustion
Patients receive sham herb-partition moxibustion 3 times a week, once a day for 30 minutes, for a total of 12 weeks.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Patients do not receive any medicine, or if they are receiving medicine, it should be aminosalicylates and/or prednisone (dose ≤15mg and have taken at least 1 month);
* Patients should have not received antibiotic, biologicals within 3 months prior to entering the study;
* Signing a written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
* Pregnancy or lactation;
* genetic family history of nervous system disease
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
Yes
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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Huangan Wu, Doctor
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Shanghai Institute of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Meridian, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Locations
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Shanghai Research Insititute of Acupuncture and Meridian
Shanghai, Xuhui, China
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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promotion
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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