Electro-acupuncture for postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction in colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- Colorectal cancer
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2200006402
- Lead Sponsor
- Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
(1) males or females are between 18 and 80 years of age;
(2) colonoscopy and histopathological biopsy diagnosed as primary colon cancer or primary high rectal cancer;
(3) symptoms related to gastrointestinal dysfunction occurred after surgery, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, etc.; at least one item in the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) was scored 2 points or above;
(4) the surgery method is limited to laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer;
(5) the Karnofsky score (KPS) = 60, or the Zubrod- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) = 1;
(6) have not received acupuncture treatment within the past 3 months;
(7) those who signed informed consent and volunteered to participate in this study.
(1) patients who underwent total colorectomy or had a fistula;
(2) patients with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, serious cardiopulmonary complications (ASA score > III), mental disorders, cognitive disorders and other primary diseases;
(3) abnormal coagulation function;
(4) patients who received epidural anesthesia during this surgery or took analgesics for a long time before this surgery;
(5) combined with resection of other organs during this surgery;
(6) long-term use of laxatives, or taking drugs affecting gastrointestinal function and long-term bed rest;
(7) acupuncture cannot be performed due to physical disability or local skin infection;
(8) participated in other clinical studies within six months.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
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- Secondary Outcome Measures
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