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2024-05-06 @ 3:31 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:51 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04660019
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2024-06-26
First Post:
2020-12-02
Brief Title:
Combined Scalp and Ear Acupuncture in Patients With Proton Pump Inhibitor- Dependent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Sponsor:
Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Organization:
Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Study Overview
Official Title:
Combined Scalp and Ear Acupuncture in Patients With Proton Pump Inhibitor- Dependent Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2022-04
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
According to the statistics of the National Health Insurance Administration Ministry of Health and Welfare the number of patients about gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD has increased from 610000 to over 760000 in the past three years 2016-2018 Western medicine mainly uses proton pump inhibitors PPI to improve symptoms For patients who are ineffective in drug treatment it will be treated by surgical treatment Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication endoluminal gastroplication
Detailed Description:
According to the statistics of the National Health Insurance Administration Ministry of Health and Welfare the number of patients about gastroesophageal reflux disease GERD has increased from 610000 to over 760000 in the past three years 2016-2018 Western medicine mainly uses proton pump inhibitors PPI to improve symptoms For patients who are ineffective in drug treatment it will be treated by surgical treatment Laparoscopic Nissen Fundoplication endoluminal gastroplication
However it is easy to cause problems such as difficulty swallowing or recurrence postoperatively In recent years more and more integrated treatment studies of Chinese and Western medicine have found that acupuncture can improve GERD and can provide patients with another non-surgical treatment Traditional acupuncture is mainly based on distinguishing diseases mainly according to Western medicine disease diagnosis to perform acupoint selection dialectics and verification based on clinical experience some stimulation areas with outstanding effects on certain symptoms are selected for acupuncture Acupuncture treatment for GERD primarily utilizes body acupuncture while scalp and auricular acupuncture for GERD treatment remain scarcely discussed
This research plan intends to use scalp and auricular acupuncture on recurrent PPI-dependent GERD and further explore what is the mechanism of acupuncture to improve the symptoms in patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux We hypothesized that scalp and auricular acupuncture will reduce scores of reflux disease questionnaire and PPI use compared to placebo treatment with seed acupressure SAP If this mechanism can be clarified it will reduce the patients overuse of drugs and the cost of surgery in the future which will be a big boon for Taiwanese health and finances of health insurance
However it is easy to cause problems such as difficulty swallowing or recurrence postoperatively In recent years more and more integrated treatment studies of Chinese and Western medicine have found that acupuncture can improve GERD and can provide patients with another non-surgical treatment Traditional acupuncture is mainly based on distinguishing diseases mainly according to Western medicine disease diagnosis to perform acupoint selection dialectics and verification based on clinical experience some stimulation areas with outstanding effects on certain symptoms are selected for acupuncture Acupuncture treatment for GERD primarily utilizes body acupuncture while scalp and auricular acupuncture for GERD treatment remain scarcely discussed
This research plan intends to use scalp and auricular acupuncture on recurrent PPI-dependent GERD and further explore what is the mechanism of acupuncture to improve the symptoms in patients with refractory gastroesophageal reflux We hypothesized that scalp and auricular acupuncture will reduce scores of reflux disease questionnaire and PPI use compared to placebo treatment with seed acupressure SAP If this mechanism can be clarified it will reduce the patients overuse of drugs and the cost of surgery in the future which will be a big boon for Taiwanese health and finances of health insurance
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None