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Perioperative buccal acupuncture for prevention of postoperative delirium in geriatric patients

Perioperative buccal acupuncture for prevention of postoperative delirium in geriatric patients: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300069657
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-03-22
Start date
2023-03-13
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-10

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Postoperative delirium

Interventions

Experimental group:Traditional surgery and buccal acupuncture

Sponsors

Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged >=65 years; 2. Education level can be used to complete the assessment; 3. Elective orthopedic operations were performed under general anesthesia, including Hip Arthroplasty, Proximal Femoral Nail Antirotation, Knee Arthroplasty, etc; 4. Body Mass Index < 30 kg/m2; 5. ASA grade II-III; 6. Important organs function well.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Facial skin infection, trauma and scar cannot be treated with buccal acupuncture; 2. Facial trigeminal nerve and facial nerve injury; 3. Severe cardiopulmonary function disease; opioid or alcohol abuse; 4. History of nervous system or mental illness; 5. Current use of sedatives or antidepressants; 6. Severe audiovisual impairment and language barrier; 7. Preoperative Mini-mental State Examination score screening (illiterate less than 17 points, primary school less than 20 points, middle school less than 22 points, university education level less than 23 points) ; 8. Preoperative Confusion Assessment Method was positive; 9. Patients who refuse buccal acupuncture.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of delirium during the first 7 postoperative days;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Delirium severity;Delirium duration;Delirium subtype;Postoperative pain scores;Intraoperative total consumption of sufentanil and remifentanil;Postoperative adverse events;Number of effective presses of patient-controlled intravenous analgesia;Postoperative hospital stay;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSun Caixia

Affiliated People's Hospital of Jiangsu University

suncaixia_zj@126.com+86 139 5285 4371

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026