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A Study on Effective Electroacupuncture Schemes to Improve Bowel Function in Patients with Low Anterior Resection Syndrome after Rectal Cancer Surgery

A Study on Effective Electroacupuncture Schemes to Improve Bowel Function in Patients with Low Anterior Resection Syndrome after Rectal Cancer Surgery (LARS)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2026000238
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2026-01-30
Start date
2024-08-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-02

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

Conditions

low anterior resection syndrome

Interventions

Electroacupuncture group:Electroacupuncture exposure
None electroacupuncture group:None electroacupuncture exposure

Sponsors

Institute Of Basic Research In Clinical Medicine,China Academy Of Chinese Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with pathological diagnosis of rectal cancer after resection of rectal cancer (after or without preventive stomy); 2. Aged 18-75 years old; 3. Consistent with LARS diagnosis, LARS scale score >= 21 points; 4. Expected survival time >= 6 months; 5. Sign informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Abnormal defecation caused by drugs, infections, or other diseases (e.g., irritable bowel syndrome, radiation enteritis, central nervous system Injury, etc.). 2. Coagulation dysfunction or severe systemic diseases. 3. Combined anastomotic stenosis, anastomotic leakage, anastomotic bleeding, intestinal perforation and other postoperative complications or local tumour recurrence; Patient with multiple primary bowel cancer or received neoadjuvant therapy. 4. Those who have intellectual disability or psychiatric history that unable to cooperate. 5. Those who are participating in other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Proportion of reductions from baseline in the average number of bowel movements per day;Proportion of patients with reduced defecation dysfunction as judged by LARS scale score;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Value changed from baseline in LARS score;Patient satisfaction;Score change from baseline of urgency of defecation;Daily number of defecation;Frequency of leakage of stool;Values of change from baseline in FIQL scale scores;Value of change from baseline in mean defecation pain vas score;

Countries

CHINA

Contacts

Public ContactLIU Jia

Institute Of Basic Research In Clinical Medicine,China Academy Of Chinese Medical Sciences

marie_liujia@163.com18810877011

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ITMCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 14, 2026