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Effectiveness of Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture Based on Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow Theory in Treating Pain During First Ambulation After Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Effectiveness of Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture Based on Midnight-Noon Ebb-Flow Theory in Treating Pain During First Ambulation After Lumbar Spinal Fusion

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001518
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-07-30
Start date
2025-07-25
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-08-18

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

Conditions

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system or connective tissue

Interventions

control group:The first time getting out of bed was outside the "Shen" period (13:00–14:59), and wrist-ankle acupuncture treatment was administered.
experimental group:The first ambulation was scheduled during the Shen period (15:00–17:00), with wrist-ankle acupuncture therapy administered within this time frame.

Sponsors

Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 90 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1: The subjects voluntarily cooperated with the study and signed an informed consent form 2: Age = 18 years old gender not limited 3: Active pain level B or above 4: Lower back and leg pain limited mobility ineffective conservative treatment 5: After admission complete the examination and confirm the indications for posterior lumbar fusion and internal fixation surgery 6: Requesting surgical treatment signing a surgical risk consent form and voluntarily entering the study 7: First time receiving posterior lumbar fusion and internal fixation surgery for treatment 8: mb muscle strength level V

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1: Opioid addicts 2: Individuals with a history of allergies to analgesics such as opioids and dexmedetomidine 3: Acute pain triggered by internal medicine diseases 4: Extremely weak or tired patients with severe liver and kidney function diseases critically ill and seriously ill patients as well as patients with mental disorders severe diabetes and coagulation dysfunction 5: Patients with poor compliance and inability to cooperate in completing the survey questionnaire 6: Individuals with a history of needle dizziness 7: Patients with skin infections ulcers scars lumps and skin diseases at the acupuncture site 8: pregnant woman

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional Activity Score,FAS;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Efficacy Assessment of Chinese Medicine Interventions;Wrist-Ankle Acupuncture Treatment Satisfaction;Time length of initial post-surgical mobilization;Analgesia Treatment Satisfaction;Numeric Rating Scale;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHuiruCai

Zhujiang Hospital of Southern Medical University

13527841740@163.com13527841740

Outcome results

None listed

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