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A Study on the Effect of Electronic Moxibustion Based on Ziwu Liuzhu in Treating Constipation in Stroke Patients

China105 participantsStarted 2025-05-15

Plain-language summary

This study aims to explore the application effect of Ziwu Liuzhu electronic moxibustion combined with auricular points on constipation in stroke patients through clinical controlled trials, as well as the advantages over using electronic moxibustion alone.

Who can participate

Age range30 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Meets the diagnostic criteria of both Western medicine and traditional Chinese medicine, and has not undergone surgery or other internal medical treatments, with the occurrence of constipation;
✓. The condition is stable, without severe clinical complications;
✓. Can accept moxibustion treatment, and the local skin is undamaged;
✓. Those who agree to participate in this study and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

✕. Digestive tract disorders, such as intestinal polyps, tuberculosis, and tumors. Irritable bowel syndrome or constipation secondary to organic diseases (such as endocrine, metabolic or post-operative diseases); abdominal aneurysm, hepatosplenomegaly, or severe cardiovascular, liver, kidney or mental disorders and coagulation disorders.
✕. The patient had constipation before the stroke.
✕. The patient withdrew from the study due to other reasons during the course of the study.
✕. Patients who have not received the prescribed treatment and whose therapeutic effect cannot be determined;
✕. Patients who experience serious adverse events or complications and are not suitable to continue the treatment and thus the trial is terminated;
✕. Patients with poor compliance, who withdraw from the treatment during the course of the trial, or who use treatment methods prohibited by this protocol concurrently, or who change the treatment method halfway on their own.

What they're measuring

The first time of defecation

Timeframe: The timing of the intervention starts from the moment it begins until the first successful defecation occurs, and is recorded in hours (h).

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07372326

SponsorThe Fourth Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-03-30

Contact for this trial

ruirui Fan

+86 13858072032 443678514@qq.com

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