# Acupuncture for Chronic Constipation

> **NCT00746200** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **National Taiwan University Hospital** · enrollment: 80 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Constipation

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** (electro)acupuncture
- **PROCEDURE:** sham acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00746200
- **Lead sponsor:** National Taiwan University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2008-10
- **Primary completion:** 2010-04
- **Final completion:** 2010-05
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2010-05-12


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00746200

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00746200, "Acupuncture for Chronic Constipation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-23 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00746200. Licensed CC0.

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