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The effect of Percutaneous Acupoint Electrical Stimulation on Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in Elderly Patients

Application of Percutaneous Acupoint Electrical Stimulation in the Prevention of Perioperative Neurocognitive Disorders in Elderly Patients Undergoing Abodominal Tumor Surgery

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300074882
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-08-18
Start date
2024-06-18
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-07-08

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Conditions

Postoperative Neurocognitive Disorders

Interventions

TEAS Group:Equipment: Huatuo SDZ-V. Intervention time: 30 minutes before the start of the surgery and 1 hour after the start of the surgery. Acupoint selection: Yintang, Shenting, Bilateral Neiguan, B
Control Group:Same as TEAS Group except for using internal broken wire.

Sponsors

National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged > 65 years; 2. ASA I-III, activity tolerance > 4METs; 3. Planned to undergo elective laparoscopic surgery for gastrointestinal, esophagus, gynecological, hepatobiliary, pancreatic, and urinary system tumors, with an estimated surgery time of more than 3 hours; 4. Expected postoperative hospitalization time >= 5 days; 5. Can correctly understand related scale tests.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Have a history of cognitive impairment, dementia, and delirium; 2. Concomitant presence of severe depression, schizophrenia, epilepsy, and Parkinson's disease; 3. Psychotropic drug abuse and opioid tolerance; 4. Severe visual and auditory impairment or inability to engage in normal speech communication; 5. Severe liver and kidney function or cardiac insufficiency; 6. Install an electric pacemaker; 7. There is trauma, nerve damage, or infection on the skin around the corresponding acupoints; 8. QT interval extension (male >= 460 ms, female >= 470 ms); 9. Recently received TEAS or acupuncture and moxibustion treatment or participated in other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
In hospital postoperative neurocognitive disorders;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative delirium;Postoperative cognitive disorders;NRS pain score;Length of stay after surgery;Length of ICU stay;Second surgery;Second Admission;30-day mortality;Quantitative assessment of brain functional status;Nausea and vomiting;Barthel index of ADL;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHui Zheng

National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Science and Peking Union Medical College

469357061@qq.com+86 158 1117 8909

Outcome results

None listed

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