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Shock relief? nerve zaps may ease irritable bowel symptoms

NCT ID NCT05042661

Symptom relief Sponsor: National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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

Summary

This study looked at whether a treatment called acupuncture-like Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) could improve quality of life and bowel habits in people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). The study planned to enroll 30 adults with IBS, but was terminated early. The approach uses mild electrical pulses on the skin, similar to acupuncture but without needles, to try to ease symptoms.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

30 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Feb 2021

Finished

Feb 2023

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

20 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Those who are at least 20 years old (inclusive) and are willing to sign a written informed consent after explaining the purpose of the research. 2. A patient with irritable bowel syndrome diagnosed by a doctor for at least 6 months (inclusive). 3. Communicate in Mandarin or Hokkien. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Those who cannot take care of themselves in daily life. 2. Those who have had severe abdominal and colorectal surgery. 3. Those who have been diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease or colorectal cancer. 4. Those with a history of mental illness, such as schizophrenia and obsessive- compulsive disorder. 5. Women who are pregnant, breastfeeding, and less than 12 months after delivery. 6. Other serious diseases, such as acute myocardial infarction, endocrine disease, decompensated cirrhosis, stroke, and end-stage renal disease, etc.

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Conditions

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irritable bowel syndrome

As listed by the trial registrant

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Acupuncture-like transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation Irritable bowel syndrome

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Tsu Ying Fang

    New Taipei City, 237, Taiwan

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