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A Study on the Efficacy and Mechanism of Combined Acupuncture and Medication Strategy in Preventing Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients

The efficacy and mechanism study of needle-and-medicine combined strategy in preventing postoperative delirium in elderly patients.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025002645
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-12-30
Start date
2026-01-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-01-12

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

Conditions

Postoperative delirium after radical gastrectomy

Interventions

control group:Patients do not use TEAS or the buccal acupuncture therapy intervention during surgery
TEAS group:After the surgery begins, the patient used the fifth generation HANS transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulator (JS-502-A type, Beijing) to stimulate the Baihui and Neiguan acupoints for
sham TEAS group:The intervention method is similar to the TEAS group, but only applies electrode patches to acupoints without electricity
the buccal acupuncture therapy group:After anesthesia,the buccal acupuncture (disposable sterile needle 0.18mmX30mm) were administered to the upper and middle Jiao points (located at the intersection

Sponsors

Peking University Cancer Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to 80 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age greater than or equal to 65 years old; 2.American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA)physical status of II to III; 3. Intending to perform medium to high-risk III/IV level surgeries, 4.including laparoscopic radical gastrectomy and open radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer; 5. Patients with 2 or more of the following diseases: hypertension, diabetes, coronary heart disease, central nervous system diseases (cerebral infarction, coelomic infarction, white matter lesions), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 6. Postoperative plan to admit patients to the intensive care unit

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Refusal to participate in this study; 2. Preoperative diagnosis includes dementia, Alzheimer's disease, delirium, and brain metastasis; 3. Unable to communicate or cooperate with magnetic resonance imaging due to language barriers or end-stage illnesses; 4. Patients who cannot tolerate supine position; 5.Patients who cannot detach themselves from oxygen therapy equipment; 6. Patients who are not suitable for magnetic resonance imaging due to the implantation of steel nails, steel plates, metal prostheses, etc. in their bodies; 7.Other researchers consider it inappropriate to be selected (specific reasons should be specified).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The incidence of postoperative delirium at discharge or within 5 days after surgery;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Assess the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index score from postoperative day 1 to day 5 (before discharge);Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale score;Postoperative pain score;Changes in inflammatory factors related to postoperative delirium compared to preoperative levels;Evaluate Charlson's comorbidity index score;Assessment of Consciousness Status (Delirium assessment method) Score;Integrating brain structure and functional imaging through functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) and EEG techniques, dynamically observing the time-varying mapping relationship of brain functional activity intensity, and evaluating changes in fiber bundle structure connections and functional connections between the hippocampus and prefrontal cortex;

Countries

china

Contacts

Public ContactTan Hongyu

Peking University Cancer Hospital

maggitan@yeah.net+86 186 1026 5968

Outcome results

None listed

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