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Effects of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) on colonic spasm during colonoscopy: a randomized controlled trial

Promotion of the Application of Preoperative Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation (TEAS) in Painless Colonoscopy

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2500114656
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-16
Start date
2025-12-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-05

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

Conditions

colonic spasm

Interventions

Contral group (Group C):transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation and comfort therapy
TEAS group (Group T):transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Sponsors

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients scheduled for painless colonoscopy, aged 18-65 years; 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade I-II; 3. No anticholinergic drugs, opioid analgesics or gastrointestinal motility regulators have been used in the past two weeks; 4. Written informed consent was obtained prior to participation in the study; 5. Body mass index (BMI) 18-30 kg/m^2.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Special populations, such as pregnant women, patients with psychiatric disorders, or patients unable to cooperate with treatment; 2. Patients with severe respiratory, circulatory, or endocrine diseases, as well as those with abnormal liver or renal function; 3. Patients with preoperatively intractable abdominal pain or known intestinal motility disorders; 4. Patients with skin lesions or local infections, which render percutaneous electrical stimulation unfeasible; 5. Patients with allergy or intolerance to electrical stimulation therapy.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of colonic spasm;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Duration of colonic spasm;Postoperative pain intensity;Incidence of intraoperative adverse events;Ntraoperative polyp detection rate and number of detected polyps;Colonoscope insertion time;Patient awakening time;Postoperative adverse events;Patient satisfaction VAS scores;Endoscopist satisfaction VAS scores;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactNa Xing

The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University

fccxingn@zzu.edu.cn+86 139 4909 5172

Outcome results

None listed

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