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Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on postoperative sleep disturbance in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery

Effect of transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation on postoperative sleep disturbance in patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400082385
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-03-27
Start date
2024-03-30
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-04-01

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

Conditions

Postoperative sleep disturbance

Interventions

Experimental group:The patients in the experimental group were stimulated with transcutaneous auricular vagus nerve stimulation, and the stimulation mode was electrode placed on the left ear nail boat
Control group:In the control group, the stimulating electrodes were placed on the corresponding site, and the instrument was turned on to give a short stimulation for 30s. After that, the instrument w

Sponsors

The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery under intravenous aspiration combined with general anesthesia; 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical condition Class I~III; 3. Age= 18 years old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refuse to sign informed consent 2. History of psychiatric illness (excluding anxiety and depression) or psychotropic medication use within one month 3. Being receiving other insomnia treatments 4. History of transcranial and percutaneous stimulation 5. History of earnail injury or allergies 6. In vivo implantation of electronic devices (e.g. pacemakers). 7. Mini-cog score = 2 points 8. PSQI score > 7 points

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of postoperative sleep disturbances;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Objective Sleep index;Anxiety and depression scores;Pain score at rest;Quality of post-operative recovery;Recovery of intestinal function after surgery;Vital signs ;Surgical situation;Fatigue score;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJunli Cao

The Affiliated Hospital of Xuzhou Medical University

caojl0310@aliyun.com+86 151 6216 0809

Outcome results

None listed

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