Low anterior resection syndrome
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) age of 18-75 years old, male or female; 2) After rectal resection or one month after stoma closure, patients met LARS diagnosis and LARS score =21; 3) signed the informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) undergoing other types of colorectal cancer surgery or resection of other intestinal segments, such as Hartmann surgery, abdominopelvic resection, transanal endoscopic microsurgical resection or sigmoid colon resection; 2) other pelvic surgeries for non-tumor reasons; 3) preoperative fecal incontinence; 4) a history of mental disorders, alcohol or drug abuse; 5) patients with inflammatory bowel disease and irritable bowel syndrome; 6) receiving acupuncture and moxibustion within 1 month; 7) with implantable medical devices such as cardiac pacemaker; 8) Participate in other clinical research.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change in LARS score from baseline at week 8; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| LARS score change from baseline;Wexner score for diarrhea;Blinded evaluation;Proportion of patients with reduced degree of bowel dysfunction;EORTC-QLQ-C30 Quality of Life Questionnaire;Subjective distress of bowel symptoms;Credibility and expectation evaluation;Bristol Bowel Diary;Quality of Life Scale for patients with fecal incontinence; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCunzhi Liu
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed