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Effect of preoperative acupuncture intervention on perioperative enhanced recovery after lumbar open surgery: an exploratory single-center randomized controlled trial

Effect of preoperative acupuncture intervention on perioperative enhanced recovery after lumbar open surgery: an exploratory single-center randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025002228
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-11-17
Start date
2025-12-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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

Conditions

Diseases such as lumbar disc herniation lumbar spinal stenosis lumbar spondylolisthesis degenerative lumbar deformities etc

Interventions

Acupuncture Groups:o Acupoint: Shangliao, Ciliao, Zhongliao, Xialiao, Huantiao, Weizhong, Zusanli (WHO standard location). o operation: Three treatments were performed within 3 days before surgery, op
Sham acupuncture group:o Non-acupoints: avoid traditional acupoints and do not induce qi sensation
The frequency and duration of treatment were the same as those in the acupuncture group. The needles were retained for half an hour each time and treated with infrared laser.

Sponsors

Peking University First Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: - Age: 18 to 65 years old, scheduled for posterior lumbar spinal canal decompression and fusion surgery; - Diagnosed with lumbar degeneration (such as intervertebral disc protrusion, spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis), accompanied by low back pain and lower extremity pain; - The surgical range involves 1 to 2 segments (4 to 6 screws); - No severe heart or lung diseases (such as heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, etc.); - No use of psychotropic drugs (such as antidepressants, anti-anxiety drugs, etc.).

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: a. Previous history of lumbar spine surgery; b. Patients who have received acupuncture before; c. Contraindications to acupuncture (skin infection, history of fainting during acupuncture); d. Lumbar spine infection, tumor; ASA > grade 3; inability to cooperate with the assessment.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Functional score ODI;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Baseline data: age gender height weight smoking drinking medical insurance length of medical history (weeks) underlying diseases (such as hypertension diabetes);Daily Sleep Disturbance Scale (DSIS);Functional score ODI;Laboratory indicators;vas at the waist and leg levels;gait;Perioperative blood glucose and blood pressure control;Adverse events;Mood index HADS;X-ray examination;Perioperative functional recovery;Barthel;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactHaolin Sun

Peking University First Hospital

sunhaolin@vip.163.com+86 136 8114 6156

Outcome results

None listed

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