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Effects of vagus nerve stimulation via auricular acupoints on electroencephalogram and postoperative delirium in debilitated elderly patients under general anesthesia

Effects of vagus nerve stimulation via auricular acupoints on electroencephalogram and postoperative delirium in debilitated elderly patients under general anesthesia

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600117761
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-01-28
Start date
2026-02-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-02-02

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Conditions

Deliration

Interventions

experimental group:Preoperative transauricular vagus nerve stimulation for 20 minutes
control group:Wear an auricular vagus nerve stimulator without performing stimulation

Sponsors

Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical School (Suzhou Science and Technology City Hospital)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1 Patients scheduled for elective hip surgery (including femoral neck, femoral head, intertrochanteric or subtrochanteric fractures, etc.); 2 Age >= 65 years; 3 ASA (American Society of Anesthesiologists) class II-III. 4 Edmondton frailty scale (REFS) screening for frailty, score =6 points.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1 Multiple trauma or fractures, visual, speech, or hearing impairments, or neuropsychiatric disorders rendering evaluation or trial participation impossible; 2 Coagulation dysfunction; 3 History of severe cardiovascular or cerebrovascular diseases; 4 Sinus bradycardia or atrioventricular block; 5 Refusal to sign the informed consent form.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of delirium within 3 days postoperatively;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of delirium within 7 days postoperatively;The SedLine electroencephalogram (EEG) data were analyzed by extracting the data and inputting it into the Masimo Trace? Analysis and Reporting Tool software. The analysis included calculating the average PSI value, left and right lateralized spectral edge frequency (SEF) values, and burst suppression duration.;QoR-15 score;IL-6;TNF-a;visual analog scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactLI CHEN GUANG

Suzhou Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical School (Suzhou Science and Technology City Hospital)

lichenguangkjc@163.com+86 157 1324 2786

Outcome results

None listed

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