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Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on early mobilisation in patients undergoing unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy: a study for a prospective randomized controlled trial

Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on early mobilisation in patients undergoing unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy: a study for a prospective randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2400083344
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-04-22
Start date
2024-06-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-11-03

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

Conditions

lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spinal stenosis

Interventions

Control Group:Patients in Control Group will be treated two of the sham points are at 7 cun above and 1 cun outside Shenmen (HT7), and 9 cun above and 1 cun outside HT7. The other two sham points are
TEAS Group:Patients in TEAS Group will be treated bilaterally at Neiguan (PC6), Chengshan (BL57) and Sanyinjiao (SP6). Dazhui (DU14) will also be treated in TEAS Group. Self-adhesive electrodes with

Sponsors

Beijing Friendship Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged 18–75 years, diagnosed at lumbar disc herniation or lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing UBE procedure, regardless of gender. (2) 18 kg/m2 = BMI = 30 kg/m^2 [body mass index = weight (kg)/height (m)^2]. (3) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification levels I–III. (4) Participating in the study voluntarily and signing informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Surgical incision or scar in the meridian of the acupoints of Neiguan (PC6), Dazhui (DU14), Chengshan (BL57), Sanyinjiao (SP6) . (2) Local skin infection at the acupoints above. (3) Upper limb or lower limb nerve damage. (4) Participating in other clinical studies within the past 4 weeks. (5) Inability to understand the numeric rating scale (NRS) score and the visual analog scale (VAS) score. (6) Application to a pacemaker. (7) Gravida, puerperant and patients with positive urine pregnancy tests. (8) Using central analgesic drugs, addicted to or dependent on opioids. (9) Preoperative complications including severe CNS diseases or severe mental diseases. (10) Considered not suitable for this study.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
success rate of early mobilisation 6 hour after surgery6 hour ;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
anesthesia-associated parameters;postoperative VAS scores ;sedation score;nausea and vomiting score;shivering score;sng score;the recovery of gastrointestinal function;QoR15;Satisfaction of patients;incidence of postoperative complications;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXin Luo

Beijing Friendship Hospital affiliated to Capital Medical University

tilamisu19893@sina.com+86 159 0128 3925

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026