The effect of wrist-ankle acupuncture on "pain-fatigue" after early gastric cancer surgery and its effect on inflammatory factors

Based on the theory of ascending and descending of qi movement the optimal parameters of wrist-ankle acupuncture intervention on "pain-fatigue" after early gastric cancer surgery and its effect on inflammatory factors were studied

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2300070297

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2023-04-07

Start date

2023-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-06-04

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Conditions

early gastric cancer

Interventions

Short-term and non-stimulation group:Do not twist and insert the needle after the needle insertion, and remove the needles after 30 min extraction.

Long-term and non-stimulation group:Do not twist and insert the needle after the needle insertion, and remove the needles after 6h extraction.

Stimulate after injection and keep the needle for 30 minutes:Twisting and insert after the needle insertion and remove the needles after 30 minutes before needle extraction

Long-term stimulation group:Twisting and insert after the needle insertion and remove the needles after 6h before needle extraction

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria of early gastric cancer and perform gastric ESD or EMR; 2. Pain and fatigue after gastric ESD operation, NRS score >= 4 points, ICFS-10 >= 24 points; 3. Age >= 18 years old; 4. The patient has basic reading and writing ability; 5. Informed consent, voluntary test. The process of obtaining informed consent shall comply with the provisions of GCP; 6. Those who have not received medication for pain relief within 4 hours.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. The wrist and ankle have obvious inflammation, eczema, ulceration and other conditions; 2. It is accompanied by mental diseases, such as severe anxiety and depression; 3. Patients with severe liver and kidney insufficiency or severe cardiovascular disease; 4. Needle sickness or alcohol allergy; 5. After admission, there is a history of obvious abdominal pain or taking relevant acid-suppressing, stomach-protecting and pain-relieving drugs; 6. Those who are participating in other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain score (NRS);Fatigue score;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Onset time of analgesia;Use of postoperative analgesics;Sleep status;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChen Chen

Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

cchen0325@163.com+86 150 5185 7265

Outcome results

None listed

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