Acute postoperative pain after video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery
Conditions
Interventions
electroacupuncture group:electroacupuncture
sham electroacupuncture group:sham electroacupuncture
Sponsors
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Aged 18–75 years (either sex); 2) Diagnosed with Non-small cell lung cancer before or during surgery; 3) Undergoing VATS for pulmonary resection (including lung wedge resection, segmentectomy, and pulmonary lobectomy) for the first time; 4) With American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I or II; 5) Have no communication barriers and can cooperate with 3 months of telephone follow-up; 6) Signed the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) History of previous chest surgery (including but not limited to mastectomy, thoracotomy, and thoracoscopic surgery), as well as history of chronic pain; 2) History of alcohol abuse or drug misuse; 3) No preoperative respiratory infection, history of chronic cough and sputum production, or postnasal drip syndrome 4) Have been receiving chemotherapy or radiation therapy, or have received acupuncture treatment in the past 3 months before the trial; 5) Conversion to open surgery or require postoperative admission to the Intensive Care Unit; 6) Allergic to analgesic drugs and unwilling to use patient-controlled intravenous analgesia after surgery; 7) Have other surgical plans within 3 months after the surgery; 8) Neurologic illnesses, pregnancy, lactation period, severe hypertension, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, serious hepatic or renal insufficiency, infectious disease; 9) Metal allergy, coagulation abnormalities, infections at the selected acupoint sites, and with implantable medical devices such as pacemakers; 10) Participating in other clinical trials.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The average postoperative pain score during coughing within 72 hours after surgery; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Average pain score daily during coughing;Blinding assessment;Postoperative analgesic dosage;Postoperative rescue analgesics;Cough symptom score;Average pain score daily during rest;Five-level EuroQol five-dimensional questionnaire;The pain score and incidence of chronic post-surgical pain;The first time of expectoration;Chest tube duration;Average pain score daily during mobilization;Pulmonary complications;Length of postoperative hospital stay; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCun-Zhi Liu
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed