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Clinical Study on Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation (TEAS) for Improving Difficult Extubation in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Clinical Study on Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation (TEAS) for Improving Difficult Extubation in Mechanically Ventilated Patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2600125340
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-05-25
Start date
2026-06-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-01

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Conditions

Improve difficult extubation of mechanical ventilation

Interventions

Control group:Routine ICU treatment for mechanical ventilation plus sham TEAS intervention.
Intervention group:Receive routine mechanical ventilation treatment in the ICU combined with standardized TEAS intervention.

Sponsors

Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged between 18 and 80 years old; 2. Received invasive mechanical ventilation for no less than 48 hours in the ICU, with an expected duration of subsequent mechanical ventilation >= 24 hours and a risk of difficult extubation; 3. Relatively stable hemodynamics, without continuous vasopressor dependence or with only low-dose vasopressors; 4. Stable control of underlying diseases; no acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic cardiac insufficiency, sequelae of cerebrovascular diseases, diabetes and other chronic conditions; 5. Written informed consent obtained from the patients or their legal representatives.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients with unplanned extubation or requirement for re-intubation (including intubation for surgical/medical reasons and extubation upon family request for treatment withdrawal); 2. Patients with a history of epilepsy or diseases that may induce epilepsy, such as severe cerebral hemorrhage, craniocerebral trauma, intracranial tumor and intracranial infection; 3. Patients unable to be weaned from ventilation or extubated due to irreversible brain injury; 4. Patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers; 5. Patients with skin allergy or skin damage; 6. Pregnant or lactating women; 7. Patients participating in other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Extubation success rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Cough decibels;Diaphragmatic excursion variability;Peak cough flow;Incidence of mechanical ventilation?related complications;Duration of mechanical ventilation;Total length of hospital stay;ICU length of stay;ICU mortality;In?hospital mortality;28?day mortality;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXiaofei Huang

Jiangsu Provincial Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine

18001580139@126.com+86 180 0158 0139

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026