Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Propofol Consumption During General Anesthesia

Air Force Military Medical University, China1 site in 1 country162 target enrollmentAugust 25, 2015

ConditionsAnesthesia

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Anesthesia
Sponsor: Air Force Military Medical University, China
Enrollment: 162
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: propofol consumption
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 3 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The study is aimed at whether transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) during general anesthesia could reduce the need for propofol in patients undergoing minor surgery.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

August 25, 2015

End Date

December 29, 2017

Last Updated

3 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Air Force Military Medical University, China

Responsible Party

Principal Investigator

Zhihong LU

Air Force Military Medical University, China

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Patients undergoing minor surgeries including laparoscopic surgery and breast surgery under general anesthesia
•Patients with written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

•Patients with difficulty to communicate,including psychiatric disorder and Alzheimer's disease
•Patients with drug abuse
•Patients with disease of central nervous system
•Patients with renal or hepatic dysfunction

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

propofol consumption

Time Frame: from induction to the end of surgery,at an average of 1 hour

Secondary Outcomes

effect site concentration of propofol at awake(from end of propofol infusion to open eyes to verbal command,at an average of 30 minutes)
nausea and vomiting during stay at postanesthesia care unit(30min after surgery)
time to extubation(from end of propofol infusion to open eyes to verbal command,at an average of 30 minutes)
time to awake(from end of propofol infusion to open eyes to verbal command,at an average of 30 minutes)
highest sedation score during stay at postanesthesia care unit(from end of surgery to discharge from post anesthesia care unit, at an average of 1 hour)