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Effect of electroacupuncture on postoperative hyperalgesia induced by preoperative anxiety

Effect of electroacupuncture on postoperative hyperalgesia induced by preoperative anxiety

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001388
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-11
Start date
2025-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

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

Conditions

Preoperative anxiety induces postoperative hyperalgesia

Interventions

sham EA:Sham electroacupuncture stimulation
EA:electroacupuncture stimulation

Sponsors

Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) patients undergoing elective thoracoscopic pulmonary wedge resection under general anesthesia in Jiangsu Province Hospital of Chinese Medicine; (2) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) grade ?-II; (3) age of 18-80 years old; (4) self-rating anxiety scale (SAS) score =50 at enrollment; (5) Patients voluntarily participated in this study and signed informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) patients using sedative and analgesic drugs (benzodiazepines barbiturates non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs opioid analgesics etc.) within 14 days before surgery; (2) patients who could not understand the meaning of the rating scale and had language communication disorders; (3) patients with a history of mental illness or disturbance of consciousness; (4) there was trauma inflammatory reaction or skin disease in the skin of the acupuncture area; (5) patients with severe dysfunction of heart brain liver or kidney.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative pain visual analogue score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Score of 40 items recovery quality scale after operation;Preoperative self-rating anxiety scale score;Preoperative Amsterdam Anxiety Scale;Types and dosage of postoperative analgesic drugs;Time of first postoperative movement;Incidence of postoperative nausea and vomiting;preoperative six-item short form of the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory score;Time of first postoperative exhaust and defecation;Overall length of hospital stay;Perioperative hemodynamic parameters: mean arterial pressure and heart rate;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Fen

Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine

docwangfen@126.com+86 150 0515 2864

Outcome results

None listed

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