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The impact of buccal acupuncture therapy on early postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients with hip fractures

The impact of buccal acupuncture therapy on early postoperative cognitive function in elderly patients with hip fractures

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000778
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-04-17
Start date
2025-01-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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Conditions

hip surgery

Interventions

Buccal acupuncture group:Buccal acupuncture was performed by the same chief physician before induction of anesthesia

Sponsors

the Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
60 Years to 85 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The subjects aged between 60 and 85 years old regardless of gender are scheduled to undergo hip surgery under general anesthesia including femoral neck fractures and intertrochanteric fractures and are classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grades I to III.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Preoperative mental disorder and cognitive dysfunction; (2) severe liver and kidney dysfunction; (3) severe visual and hearing impairments that affect communication; (4) Abnormal coagulation function or thrombocytopenia with bleeding tendency; (5) Have a history of head and facial diseases such as acute soft tissue injury or infection trigeminal neuralgia shingles etc.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of postoperative delirium within 7 days after surgery;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 before surgery;Levels of C-reactive protein and interleukin-6 the first day after surgery;Adverse reaction occurrence;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) 1 day before surgery, 1 day after surgery, and 1 day after surgery;Opioid consumption;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactChen Hao

the Affiliated Jiangning Hospital of Nanjing Medical University

1017736337@qq.com15851859650

Outcome results

None listed

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