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Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupuncture on Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Burn Patients and Its Autonomic Nervous Mechanism

Efficacy of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupuncture on Gastrointestinal Dysfunction in Burn Patients and Its Autonomic Nervous Mechanism

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500104321
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-06-16
Start date
2025-06-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

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

Conditions

Gastrointestinal Dysfunction Caused by Burns

Interventions

Healthy Control Group:None
Sham-TEA group:Sham Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation
TEA group:Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation

Sponsors

The 928th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Hospitalized patients with severe burns (burn area: second-degree >=31% or third-degree >=11% body surface area) with dyspeptic symptoms; 2. Age 18-75 years old; 3. Agree to receive TEA treatment and sign the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Combined with autoimmune diseases that affect gastrointestinal motility, such as multiple sclerosis, dermatomyositis, etc.; 2. After gastrointestinal surgery; 3. Have taken prokinetic, anticholinergic or dopamine antagonists and other drugs that affect gastrointestinal motility in the past week; 4. Pregnant or lactating females; 5. Presence of metal implants in the body (e.g., intracranial, intracardiac stent implants); 6. Those who are unable to paste electrodes for TEA, electrocardiogram and gastric electrogram testing; 7. Patients with obvious mental disorders and epilepsy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Indigestion Symptom;Wound Healing Rate;Pain ;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Gastric Slow Wave;Autonomic nervous system function;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhang Bo

The 928th Hospital of the PLA Joint Logistics Support Force

zhangbo0526@163.com+86 189 7654 2332

Outcome results

None listed

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