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A clinical study of transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation combined with electroacupuncture to promote rapid recovery of patients after open abdominal surgery in gastrointestinal surgery

Phase 1
Recruiting
Conditions
Postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction
Registration Number
ITMCTR2100004766
Lead Sponsor
West China Hospital, Sichuan University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 - 70 years, gender is not limited;
2. Resection of gastric or colorectal tumors under general anesthesia;
3. Voluntary participation in this study and signed informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. The surgical incision passes through the abdominal acupoints selected in this study;
2. The selected acupoints have local skin infections;
3. Patients who cannot understand or cooperate with assessments such as VAS scores;
4. Patients who are allergic to metals or severely afraid of acupuncture, and cannot tolerate transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation or electroacupuncture;
5. Patients with uncontrolled diabetes, severe heart, central nervous system, mental illness or blood coagulation dysfunction;
6. Patients with a pacemaker;
7. Patients who are participating in other research trials.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Time of first postoperative bowel movement;Time that the patients tolerated a solid diet;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Postoperative daily pain visual analog scale scores and analgesic use;Hospital days from surgery to discharge from rehabilitation for patients;Time to first ambulation after surgery;Time to first flatus after operation;Incidence of postoperative complications;Acceptability evaluation of each type of acupuncture at the end of treatment;Incidence, degree of postoperative daily nausea and vomiting vas and antiemetic use;
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