Perioperative Anxiety in Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Conditions
Interventions
Treatment Group:Electroacupuncture Intervention at Acupoints
Control Group:Non-acupoint Electrical Stimulation Intervention
Sponsors
Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China.
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Participants meeting all of the following criteria will be eligible for inclusion: (1)Aged between 18 and 75 years, with no restriction on sex; (2)Diagnosed with benign gallbladder disease and scheduled to undergo elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy; (3)Able and willing to provide written informed consent and to participate voluntarily in the study; (4)Classified as American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status I to III; (5)No history of abdominal surgery within the past 5 years; (6)Presence of perioperative anxiety, defined as a preoperative GAD-7 score =5.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Participants meeting any of the following criteria will be excluded from the study: (1)Requirement for concurrent surgical procedures during laparoscopic cholecystectomy or conversion to open surgery; (2)Occurrence of severe perioperative complications requiring admission to the intensive care unit; (3)Use of psychotropic medications, including but not limited to sedative–hypnotic agents, within 6 months prior to surgery; (4)Previous exposure to electroacupuncture-related treatment; (5)Presence of an implanted cardiac pacemaker or other electronic implantable devices; (6)Concurrent participation in another clinical trial during the study period; (7)History of syncope, epilepsy or diagnosed psychiatric disorders; (8)Planned use of epidural anaesthesia for the surgical procedure; (9)History of malignant tumours or other severe systemic diseases; (10)Local skin infection, injury or other conditions at the proposed acupuncture sites that are unsuitable for needling.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Anxiety Score; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Depressive Symptoms;Postoperative Delirium;Postoperative Pain;Patients' expectations for electroacupuncture treatment;Postoperative Complications;Neuroendocrine and inflammatory biomarkers; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactPei-Hao Yin
Putuo Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 200062, China.
Outcome results
None listed