mechanically ventilation
Conditions
Interventions
Experimental group1:Deep acupuncture treatment with acupuncture manipulation combined with alternating frequency electrical stimulation
Experimental group2:No needling technique, superficial needling beside acupoints with low frequency electrical stimulation
Control group:None
Sponsors
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 to 80 years; 2. Estimated required mechanical ventilation > 24 hours; 3. Continuous intravenous administration of sedative and analgesic medications; 4. Willingness to provide informed consent prior to enrollment; 5. Be able to comply with all follow-up evaluations (in investigator's opinion).
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. There is skin damage near the acupoint; 2. Coagulation disorders (bleeding time > 4 minutes, platelets < 50,000/µ); 3. Nervous system diseases (previous stroke, cerebral palsy) that are easy to confuse the diagnosis, active epilepsy; 4. Severe dementia or mental disorder; 5. Liver dysfunction with Childs-Pugh grade B or C; 6. Second or third degree atrioventricular block; 7. Alcoholism, drug abuse or benzodiazepine dependence; 8. The patient is in a dying state, and life support is planned to be discontinued; 9. Pregnancy or breastfeeding; 10. Currently participating in any other investigational therapy or device trial.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| duration of mechanical ventilation; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Doses of sedatives and analgesics throughout the study;the duration of intensive care unit length of stay;hospital length of stay;the number of ventilator-free days at 28 days; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhang Minzhou
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed