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Clinical Trial on Acupuncture Adjuvant Treatment in the Pain After the Surgery of Gastrointestinal Carcinoma

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Pain
Gastrointestinal Carcinoma
Registration Number
NCT02871999
Lead Sponsor
Xiaonan Cui
Brief Summary

Clinical trial on acupuncture adjuvant treatment in the pain after the surgery of gastrointestinal carcinoma. Gastrointestinal cancer patients are diagnosed by pathology or cell biology. Patients are randomized into 2 groups: The control group receive normal treatment only, the experimental group receive acupuncture therapy besides normal treatment. Clinical evaluation is based on the observation of the pain degree and life quality improvement. Blood biochemistry tests mainly include Prostaglandin E2(PGE2),5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT), histamine(HIS), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), adrenaline, nor-adrenaline, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, cell flow cytometry on Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg cytokines as well as serum cortisol, estradiol (female), progesterone (female), testosterone (male) etc.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
60
Inclusion Criteria
  1. General anesthesia,Gastric and Colorectal Cancer surgery under Laparoscopic;
  2. Pathology diagnosed;
  3. Brain, heart, lung, liver, kidney are at good condition before surgery;
  4. No mental disorder, no conscious obstacle, no limbs disability.
Exclusion Criteria
  1. Severely complication after surgery;
  2. Contraindication of the acupuncture;
  3. Patients with mental disease;
  4. Patients taking part in other clinical trials, being treated with other biotherapy or immunotherapy and researchers consider not suitable for clinical subjects for other reasons will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain degree change after surgery, Graded according to Numerical Rating Scale(NRS)day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7 after surgery
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Estradiol(Female) in bloodday 2, day 7 after surgery
5-Hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) in bloodday 2,day 7 after surgery
Assessing the quality of life(QOL) change in 4 grades and recording: appetite, mental state, sleep, fatigue, attitude towards treatment, daily life abilityday 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7 after surgery
Prostaglandin E2(PGE2) in bloodday 2,day 7 after surgery
Histamine(HIS) in bloodday 2,day 7 after surgery
Testosterone(Male) in bloodday 2,day 7 after surgery
Th1/Th2 in bloodday 2, day 7 after surgery
Th17/Treg in bloodday 2, day 7 after surgery

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