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Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Preoperative Preventive Warm Acupuncture and Moxibustion on the Incidence of Complications Following Ileostomy Reversal in Rectal Cancer Patients

Randomized Controlled Trial on the Effect of Preoperative Preventive Warm Acupuncture and Moxibustion on the Incidence of Complications Following Ileostomy Reversal in Rectal Cancer Patients

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025001569
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-08-19
Start date
2025-05-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-09-15

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

Conditions

Rectal Cancer

Interventions

Experimental Group:"Patients received 30-minute treatment sessions once daily for 5 consecutive days."
Control group:Routine preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative management

Sponsors

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Age >18 years Body mass index (BMI) 18.5-28 kg/m² Preoperative colonoscopy with pathological confirmation of diversion colitis History of protective loop ileostomy for rectal cancer without current evidence of tumor recurrence or metastasis No antibiotic use within 3 months Written informed consent was obtained.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Age <18 years History of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) with pathologically confirmed colonic involvement Receipt of neoadjuvant or adjuvant chemoradiotherapy Severe chronic comorbidities including: Cardiovascular/cerebrovascular diseases Diabetes mellitus Chronic respiratory diseases Perioperative complications (e.g. anastomotic leakage after stoma reversal) Antibiotic use within 3 months Participation in other clinical trials within the past 3 months

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of complications after ileostomy closure;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Time to tolerating a diet;Length of Hospital Stay;Effects on intestinal and serum metabolomics;Start of the passage of flatus;Anorectal Function;Improvement effects on diversion colitis-associated gut dysbiosis;Post-reversal inflammatory biomarkers;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactWang Kexin

Qilu Hospital of Shandong University

wkx3726@163.com18560085126

Outcome results

None listed

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