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A pilot trial to evaluate the clinical efficacy of electro-acupuncture intervention in postoperative bowel paralysis after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery

Clinical Observation on the Effect of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Enteral Obstruction of laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300073570
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-07-14
Start date
2023-07-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-07-16

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

Conditions

postoperative ileus

Interventions

Sponsors

Sichuan Tumour Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Those who are 18 years old = age = 80 years old, male or female; (2) Patients who have been diagnosed with primary colon cancer, rectal cancer, or colon cancer combined with rectal cancer by total colonoscopy and pathological histological biopsy, and who are undergoing their first elective laparoscopic radical surgery for colorectal cancer; (3) Patients with an American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) classification of I-III; (4) Have not received acupuncture treatment in the last 3 months; (5) A Kahn score of =60 or an ECOG physical status score of =1 and an expected survival of =3 months; (6) Those who signed an informed consent form and volunteered to participate in this study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Those who have had open abdominal surgery or a history of abdominal surgery or combined abdominal resection of other organs; (2) Those with intestinal ostomy or total colorectal resection; (3) Those with combined serious heart, brain, lung, liver, kidney and haematological system diseases; (4) Those with abnormal coagulation function, risk of infection and bleeding; (5) Those who are unconscious and mentally ill; (6) Those who participated in other clinical trials within 3 months prior to enrolment or those who received acupuncture within 1 month. (7) Those taking medications that affect bowel function within 1 month prior to enrolment; (8) Patients with pacemakers or other electrical stimulation devices; (9) Those undergoing epidural anaesthesia or long-term preoperative use of analgesic drugs.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
GI-2;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
GI-3;Quality of Life Measurement Scale for Cancer Patients FACT-C(V4.0);Postoperative daily nausea score;Number of vomits per day after surgery;Postoperative surgical site pain degree;Postoperative daily bloating score;I-FEED score;Gastrointestinal Quality of Life Index (GIQLI);Length of postoperative stay;Time to first postoperative bed movement;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLiu Fang

Sichuan Tumour Hospital

1937239721@qq.com+86 180 3066 8960

Outcome results

None listed

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