An Empirical Study on Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation in Rehabilitation Nursing of Patients with Foot and Ankle Fractures

An Empirical Study on Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation in Rehabilitation Nursing of Patients with Ankle Fractures

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR2500114220

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2025-12-09

Start date

2026-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-12-15

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Conditions

Foot and Ankle Fracture

Interventions

experimental group:transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

control group:placebo

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis meets the criteria for foot and ankle fractures as defined in the fourth edition of Practical Orthopaedics; 2. Age = 18 years; 3. Intended surgical treatment; 4. Signed informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Open fractures, lower limb nerve injuries, suspected pathological fractures; 2. Concurrent fractures or trauma to other sites; 3. Patients with cardiac arrhythmia or implanted cardiac pacemakers; 4. Local skin abnormalities at treatment points, such as ulceration, gangrene, dermatitis, etc.; 5. Concurrent internal medical conditions causing lower limb oedema that impedes clinical observation; 6. Pregnant women and lactating mothers.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain score;Degree of swelling;Ankle Range of Motion (ROM) ;Degree of Ankle Joint Rehabilitation;Quality of Life;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative Complications;Length of stay;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactJing Yi

The Second Hospital of Dalian Medical University

Yijing881023@163.com+86 177 0987 2056

Outcome results

None listed

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