Self- Administered Acupressure for Diarrhea Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Egypt70 participantsStarted 2023-02-05
Plain-language summary
This study aims to assess the effect of active self- administered acupressure compared to sham self- administered acupressure on the health outcome for patient with diarrhea predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Who can participate
Age range18 Years
SexALL
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Inclusion Criteria:
* Diagnosed with diarrhea irritable bowel syndrome symptoms following Rome IV diagnostic criteria
* Agreed to be on a fixed dose of the pharmacological therapy throughout the study
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with severe lesions in major organs such as the heart, liver, and kidney, hematopoietic diseases, or tumors
* Eating disorders
* History of major abdominal surgery
* History of neurological and mental illness
* Usage of other treatment rather than the medical treatment regularly 2 weeks before randomization and throughout the study
* Previous history of drug or alcohol abuse 6 months before randomization
* Pregnant and lactating women.
* Patient reporting of adequate relief of their irritable bowel syndrome symptoms the week preceding the randomization
* Patient has too mild symptoms ( obtaining less than 75 on Irritable bowel syndrome symptoms severity scale at the baseline assessment)
* Currently participating in other clinical trials
What they're measuring
1
Baseline mean of irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Severity Score
Timeframe: Immediately before assigning the participants to the study groups
2
Change from the baseline irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Severity Score at 2 weeks
Timeframe: after 2 weeks from the baseline
3
Change from the baseline irritable Bowel Syndrome Symptom Severity Score at 4 weeks
Timeframe: after 4 weeks from the baseline
4
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Adequate Relief question
Timeframe: At the baseline
5
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Adequate Relief question
Timeframe: After 2 weeks from the baseline
6
Irritable Bowel Syndrome Adequate Relief question
Timeframe: After 4 weeks from the baseline
7
Mean stool frequency after 2 weeks
Timeframe: After 2 weeks from the patient endorsement