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ABSTRACT: Background
Constipation is known as a common adverse effect of antipsychotics. Advice for its management remains inadequate. This study is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture (EA) for antipsychotic-related constipation.Methods
This is a single-centric, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with blinded participants, outcome assessor, and statistician. One hundred twelve participants will be randomly assigned into the EA group or sham acupuncture (SA) group in a 1:1 ratio. The study will last for 22 weeks for each participant, including a 2-week baseline assessment period, an 8-week treatment period, and a follow-up for 12 weeks. The primary outcome is the change of mean weekly complete spontaneous bowel movements (CSBMs) during weeks 1 to 8 from baseline. Secondary outcomes include the change from baseline of mean weekly CSBMs during the follow-up period, mean weekly spontaneous bowel movements (SBMs), overall CSBM response rate, scores on Bristol Stool Form Scale (BSFS), straining level, Patient Assessment of Constipation Symptoms (PAC-SYM), Patient Assessment of Constipation Quality of life questionnaire (PAC-QOL), and Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale (BPRS). Adverse events and medicine use will be recorded as well.Discussion
The study is designed based on a rigorous methodology to evaluate the efficacy and safety of EA for antipsychotic-related constipation. The finding will be published in peer-reviewed journals as reliable evidence.Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov ChiCTR2000032582. Registered May 3, 2020, with the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry.
SUBMITTER: Yu FT
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8567121 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yu Fang-Ting FT Long Di-He DH Shi Guang-Xia GX Wang Li-Qiong LQ Tu Jian-Feng JF Gang Li-Li LL Liu Fu-Quan FQ Wang Yang Y Cui Xiao X Bao Si S Yu Yu Y Wei Wei W Yan Shi-Yan SY Yang Jing-Wen JW Liu Cun-Zhi CZ
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<h4>Background</h4>Constipation is known as a common adverse effect of antipsychotics. Advice for its management remains inadequate. This study is designed to investigate the efficacy and safety of electro-acupuncture (EA) for antipsychotic-related constipation.<h4>Methods</h4>This is a single-centric, parallel-group, randomized controlled trial with blinded participants, outcome assessor, and statistician. One hundred twelve participants will be randomly assigned into the EA group or sham acupu ...[more]