Analysis on Clinical Trial Registration of Acupuncture and Moxibustion for Constipation Based on ChiCTR and ClinicalTrials.gov
10.19879/j.cnki.1005-5304.202503716
- VernacularTitle:基于中国临床试验注册中心和美国临床试验注册平台的针灸防治便秘临床试验注册现状分析
- Author:
Kaiyang LI
1
;
Mei YANG
;
Jing HUANG
;
Liang CHEN
;
Qi ZHAO
Author Information
1. 贵州中医药大学,贵州 贵阳 550002
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
constipation;
acupuncture;
clinical trial;
ChiCTR;
ClinicalTrials.gov
- From:
Chinese Journal of Information on Traditional Chinese Medicine
2025;32(12):60-65
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To analyze the current situation of clinical trial registration of acupuncture and moxibustion in the prevention and treatment of constipation;To provide references for clinical research in this field.Methods The clinical trials related to acupuncture and moxibustion in the prevention and treatment of constipation were retrieved from ChiCTR and ClinicalTrials.gov from the establishment of the databases to September 20,2024.The registration time,regions and institutions,funding sources,research types,randomized and blind methods,intervention measures,sample size,outcome indicators,etc.of the included studies were analyzed.Results A total of 73 relevant clinical trials were included,mainly from China(62),the United States(3),Pakistan(2)and Egypt(2);the registered projects in China involved 16 provincial-level administrative regions,mainly distributed in Beijing(11),Shanghai(7),Sichuan(7),Shandong(7),etc.;the main type of research was intervention research(69),and most of them were randomized parallel controlled trials(42);44 clinical trials were blinded;the study was mainly based on single center,and the total number of recruited samples was 9 175,involving a variety of acupuncture intervention measures.Conclusion The clinical trials related to acupuncture and moxibustion for the prevention and treatment of constipation are showing an increasing trend year by year.The overall number of registrations is small.There are some problems,such as uneven registration areas and nonstandard filling of registration information.The quality of research needs to be improved.
