anal fistula
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:After surgery, acupuncture therapy will be used with acupoint needling on Changqiang point, Chengshan point, Shangjuxu point, Hegu point, and Erbai point. The patient will be positio
Changqiang point will be obliquely needled at a depth of 0.5-1 cun
Chengshan and Hegu points will be directly needled at a depth of 1-2 cun.
The criteria for obtaining qi sensation will be when the patient feels soreness, numbness, or distension
reinforcing-reducing method with lifting-thrusting-twisting-even-supplementing-and-draining technique will be used, leaving the needles in place for 30 minutes. After removing the needles, quick cotto
thereafter they received one session in both morning and evening.
Sham acupuncture group:The sham acupuncture group will be treated with sham acupuncture. After routine position and disinfection, the patients will be treated with Streitberger's sham acupuncture devi
Sponsors
Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of Western medicine for low-position simple anal fistula; (2) Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of traditional Chinese medicine for "anal fistula" and whose syndrome of damp-heat in traditional Chinese medicine is diagnosed; (3) Patients whose external opening of anal fistula is =3cm from the anal verge; (4) Patients aged 18-65 years; (5) Patients who have no absolute contraindications to surgery and can undergo anal fistula incision; (6) Patients who voluntarily participate in this trial, fully cooperate with the treatment, and sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with hemorrhoids, anal fissure, perianal abscess, anorectal tumor, Crohn's disease, perianal skin disease, and other perianal diseases. (2) Female patients who are currently in pregnancy and lactation or special physiological period; (3) Patients with severe hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease or other chronic medical diseases, malignant tumors or coagulation disorders and other surgical contraindications; (4) Patients with severe mental illness or cognitive impairment with communication difficulties; (5) Patients with contraindications to acupuncture (ulcer, infection, scar on the skin of the intended acupuncture site); (6) Those who had received acupuncture treatment in the past 3 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the difference of NRS score before (H6a) and after (H6b) acupuncture 6h after surgery; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Post-operative NRS pain scores on days 1, 3, and 7;Post-operative analgesic medication usage;Incidence of post-operative urinary retention;Postoperative anal function;Post-operative sleep quality;Post-operative psychological state evaluation;Evaluation of post-operative recovery quality; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZheng De
Shuguang Hospital affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed