Effect of acupuncture on recovery time of patients after general anesthesia

Evaluation and comparison of two acupuncture protocols (K1, DU25 or K1, DU26) efficacy on recovery time of patients after general anesthesia

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT2017071710599N17

Enrollment

Registered

2017-08-15

Start date

2017-08-13

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Recovery time after general anesthesia.

Interventions

Intervention 1: Acupuncture of K1 and DU25 acupoints. Intervention 2: Acupuncture of K1 and DU25 acupoints. Intervention 3: Sham acupuncture on both feet and chin (control group).

Acupuncture of K1 and DU25 acupoints

Sham acupuncture on both feet and chin (control group)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: patients age 18-60 years; ASA score I and II; candidate for short (30-120 minutes) surgeries under general anesthesia; non neurosurgical surgeries; non pregnant; no anatomical abnormalities or infection in acupuncture sites; without history of neurological condition, psychiatric disorders, addiction, cardiac arrhythmia, hypertension, diabetes, coagolopathy, allergy to propofol and head trauma; consent to participate in the study. Exclusion criteria: hypotension more than 10 minutes during surgery; blood loss more than 250CC during surgery; surgery time less than 30 minutes or more than 120 minutes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
BIS ratio at the end of surgery. Timepoint: At the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio at the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 5 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 5 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 5 minutes of the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 10 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 10 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 10 minutes of the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 15 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 15 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 15 minutes of the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 20 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 20 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 20 minutes of the end of surgery.;Extubation time after the end of surgery. Timepoint: After Extubation. Method of measurement: Observation and recording extubation time after the end of surgery.;Time of spontaneous eye opening after the end of surgery. Timepoint: Spontaneous eye opening time after the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording time of spontaneous eye opening after the end of surgery.	—

Measure

Time frame

BIS ratio at the end of surgery. Timepoint: At the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio at the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 5 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 5 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 5 minutes of the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 10 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 10 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 10 minutes of the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 15 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 15 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 15 minutes of the end of surgery.;BIS ratio after 20 minutes of the end of surgery. Timepoint: After 20 minutes of the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording BIS ratio after 20 minutes of the end of surgery.;Extubation time after the end of surgery. Timepoint: After Extubation. Method of measurement: Observation and recording extubation time after the end of surgery.;Time of spontaneous eye opening after the end of surgery. Timepoint: Spontaneous eye opening time after the end of surgery. Method of measurement: Observation and recording time of spontaneous eye opening after the end of surgery.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactDR Seyed Hamid Reza Faiz

Iran University of Medical Science

hrfaiz@hotmail.com+98 21 6435 2326

Outcome results

None listed

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