Can acupuncture help tame ulcerative colitis?

NCT ID NCT07389824

Not yet recruiting Disease control Sponsor: Qin Yu Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether adding acupuncture to the standard drug mesalazine helps people with mild-to-moderate ulcerative colitis achieve and stay in remission. Eighty adults will receive either real acupuncture or sham patches alongside mesalazine for 12 weeks. The goal is to see if the combination improves symptoms like bleeding and stool frequency better than the drug alone.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only — not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance: Acupuncture (intradermal thumbtack needles) and mesalazine
What this could lead to: If it works, this could point toward a drug-free add-on therapy to better control ulcerative colitis symptoms and maintain remission.
What could go wrong: This is a small, early-stage trial at a single center. The sham acupuncture control may not fully rule out placebo effects, and results may not apply to everyone.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

ulcerative colitis

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

ULCERATIVE COLITIS

Contacts and locations

Locations

Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology

Wuhan, Hubei, 430030, China

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