The effect of electroacupuncture on postoperative gastrointestinal function after thoracoscopic surgery: a large sample clinical study for randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction after thoracoscopic surgery
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR1900002497
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
1. Patients with gastrointestinal dysfunction after thoracoscopic surgery;
2. ASA physical status class I or II;
4. Willingness to sign the informed consent.
1. Patients with severe complication before operation;
2. Participants with cognitive dysfunction, psychological disorder;
3. Patients with history of PONV,opioid addiction, or had been taking pain medication for a long time,that interfere with completion of the study;
4. Cardiac pacemaker implantation;
5. Known allergy to or feared of acupuncture;
6. Pregnant or breastfeeding women;
7. History of thoracic surgery;
8. Patients with gastrointestinal disorders, such as constipation, acute, chronic or subacute intestinal obstruction before operation;
9. Participants with a history of EA treatment;
10. Severe infection or surgery around the local site of needling;
11. Severe cardiovascular, hepatic, or renal abnormalities;
12. Patients who havent taken medication for constipation priorto enrollment,exclude rescue medicine (glycerol or sorbitol anal enema).
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method time to first flatus;time to first defecation;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative pain score;perioperative variables;postoperative nausea;Postoperative hospital stay;abdominal distention;postoperative vomiting;adverse events associated with electroacupuncture;