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Efficacy and safety of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) to assist bowel cleansing: study protocol for a single-center single-blind randomized controlled trial

A study of the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEA) in assisting intestinal cleansing

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001121
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-06-06
Start date
2025-06-10
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-06-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Colorectal diseases

Interventions

TEAS group:Stimulate Neiguan (PC6) and Zusanli(ST36)
Sham TEAS group:Stimulate two sham acupoints

Sponsors

The First Affliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1)Individuals aged 18–75 years undergoing colonoscopy for any indication irrespective of gender; 2)Participating in the study voluntarily and signing written informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Those who have serious systemic diseases major organs such as heart lung and brain diseases liver and kidney insufficiency malignant tumors or other diseases; 2) Have used drugs that affect gastrointestinal motility within the last 2 weeks; 3) History of gastrointestinal surgery (except appendectomy and cholecystectomy); 4 ) Women preparing for pregnancy pregnancy or lactation ; 5 ) Allergic to skin preparations or electrical stimulation ; 6 ) Familiar with acupoints.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
the quality of bowel preparation;the adequate bowel preparation rate;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
first defecation time;insertion time and withdrawal time;adenoma detection rate (ADR);adverse reaction;total defecation frequency;satisfaction with bowel preparation and willingness to have a follow-up colonoscopy;Total water consumption;cecal intubation rate (CIR);final stool consistency;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactMeng Li

Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

lemon20050928@163.com13646874687

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 26, 2026