# Effect of Electroacupuncture on Opioid-induced Constipation in Patients With Cancer

> **NCT03797586** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences** · enrollment: 100 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Opioid-induced Constipation in Patients With Cancer

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Electroacupuncture group
- **OTHER:** Sham electroacupuncture group

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03797586
- **Lead sponsor:** Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2019-05-01
- **Primary completion:** 2021-10-16
- **Final completion:** 2021-12-11
- **Target enrollment:** 100 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03797586

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03797586, "Effect of Electroacupuncture on Opioid-induced Constipation in Patients With Cancer". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03797586. Licensed CC0.

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