# Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Compared With Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation for Functional Constipation

> **NCT03391635** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences** · enrollment: 70 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Functional Constipation

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Electroacupuncture
- **DEVICE:** TranscutaneousElectricNerveStimulation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03391635
- **Lead sponsor:** Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-07-01
- **Primary completion:** 2019-12-30
- **Final completion:** 2020-12-30
- **Target enrollment:** 70 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-03-16


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03391635

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03391635, "Efficacy of Electroacupuncture Compared With Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation for Functional Constipation". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03391635. Licensed CC0.

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