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Last refreshed on: 5 January 2021
Main ID:  ISRCTN18291857
Date of registration: 25/10/2013
Prospective Registration: No
Primary sponsor: Beijing University of Chinese Medicine (China)
Public title: The clinical study of pasting "Wei Tan Wai Fu Fang" on acupuncture point to treat patients suffering postoperative gastroparesis of digestive cancer
Scientific title: The clinical study of pasting "Wei Tan Wai Fu Fang" on acupuncture point to treat patients suffering postoperative gastroparesis of digestive cancer: a double-blind randomised parallel group multi-site trial
Date of first enrolment: 01/07/2013
Target sample size: 120
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://isrctn.com/ISRCTN18291857
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Double-blind randomised parallel-group multi-site trial (Treatment)  
Phase:  Not Applicable
Countries of recruitment
China
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Name: Hu    Kaiwen
Address:  No. 6, District 1, Fangxingyuan, Fangzhuang, Fengtai District, Beijing, P.R. China 100078 Beijing China
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria:
1. Aged 18 years or older
2. Patients suffering postoperative gastroparesis of digestive cancer
3. Local identification is cold pattern. This means that, this kind of patients prefer warm to cold, likes hot food and hates cold one)

Exclusion criteria:
1. Gastroscope or gastrointestinal contrast detection indicates that the patient is suffering mechanical intestinal obstruction
2. Patients with other diseases such as diabetes or scleroderma ,which may cause gastroparesis
3. Patients taking drugs like morphine and atropine which affect the function of gastic smooth muscle
4. Patients having rash, papules, erythema, herpes, exfoliative dermatitis or ulcerative dermatitis in the abdominal skin


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Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Postoperative gastroparesis of digestive cancer
Cancer
Ill-defined sites within the digestive system
Intervention(s)

This is a double-blind randomised parallel group multi-site trial.120 volunteers are divided into two groups by a certain people who won?t participate in the clinical observation so as to ensure the double-blind observation.
Patients in Group 1 will be treated with ?Wei Tan Wai Fu Fang? as well as conventional therapy (parenteral nutrition, gastrointestinal decompression, prokinetic drugs).
Patients in Group 2. will be treated with the placebo of ?Wei Tan Wai Fu Fang? and conventional therapy.
Primary Outcome(s)
Clinical efficiency: It is effective when a patient restores motility in two weeks or he is able to take in nutrients by himself after unplugging the nasogastric tube. It is measured by the Gastroparesis Cardinal Symptom Index.
Secondary Outcome(s)

1. Gastroparesis symptom score
2. The amount of stomach drainage or vomiting
Outcomes will be recorded on the 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th and 14th day of the treatment.
Secondary ID(s)
D131100002213003
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Beijing Municipal Science and Technology Commission (China)
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Ethics review
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Clinical Research Ethics Committee Office of Dongfang Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Results
Results available: Yes
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Date Completed: 31/12/2014
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