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Observe Intestinal Tract Cleaness of Senile Constipation Patients Used Gastrointestinal External Stimulation
Sponsor: Shanghai East Hospital
Summary
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blind controlled trial. Elderly patients with constipation requiring colonoscopy were randomly divided into four groups: 1. Received both gastrointestinal external stimulation and transcutaneouselectrical acupoint stimulation; 2. Received gastrointestinal external stimulation singly; 3. Received transcutaneouselectrical acupoint stimulation singly; 4. No stimulation was given. All groups received oral administration of polyethylene glycol for intestinal cleansing. Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS) score was used to assess the quality of intestinal cleanliness , with a total score of 9, and higher scores indicating better intestinal cleanliness, and BBPS≥6 was defined effective.
Official title: A Prospective, Randomized, Double-blind Controlled Clinical Study of Observation the Effect of Gastrointestinal External Stimulation on Intestinal Tract Cleaness in Patients With Senile Constipation
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
60 Years - 80 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
60
Start Date
2024-02-01
Completion Date
2025-05-31
Last Updated
2024-05-16
Healthy Volunteers
No
Conditions
Interventions
gastrointestinal external stimulation
We used the device Gastrointestinal multifunctional therapeutic instrument. The positive pole was placed 1 to 2cm above the umbilicus, and the negative pole was placed 4 to 10 cm to the right of the midpoint between the xiphoid process and the umbilicus.
Locations (1)
Shanghai easthospital
Shanghai, Pudong New Area, China