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Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation on the incidence of intraoperative hypoxia and peri-examination complications in elderly patients undergoing painless gastrointestinal endoscopy

Effect of transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation on the incidence of intraoperative hypoxia and peri-examination complications in elderly patients undergoing painless gastrointestinal endoscopy

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2200005954
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2022-04-30
Start date
2022-07-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-02-20

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Conditions

painless gastrointestinal endoscopy

Interventions

Control group:Patients in sham group were treated by transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation at the Zu?sanli?(ST36) acupoint without an electrical current
TEAS group:Patients in TEAS group were treated by transcutaneous electrical acupuncture point stimulation at the Zu?sanli?(ST36) acupoint with an electrical current

Sponsors

Shanghai East Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
65 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged >=65 years; 2. Patients undergoing painless gastrointestinal endoscopy; 3. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) classification I or II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. severe cardiac, pulmonary, hepatic, or renal insufficiency; 2. patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; 3. pregnant and lactating patients; 4. abnormal blood clotting conditions; 5. allergic to drugs used in this study; 6. hypotensive patients (systolic blood pressure = 90 mmHg); 7. hypertensive patients (systolic blood pressure = 160 mmHg or diastolic blood pressure = 100 mmHg); 8. bradycardic patients ( Heart rate =50 beats/min); 9. Patients who refused to sign the informed consent; 10. Patients with hypoxemia (SpO2 <90%); 11. Patients with atrioventricular block; 12. Patients with psychosomatic diseases.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
incidence of hypoxia;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
blood pressure;the degree of postoperative fatigue;heart rate;the depth of sedation;the number of postoperative vomiting;induction time of anesthesia;duration of painless gastrointestinal endoscopy;resuscitation time of anesthesia;the degree of postoperative pain;Physician Satisfaction;breathing;the number of postoperative nausea;Oxygen saturation;Patient satisfaction;propofol consumption;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYang Hao
yanghaoyunzi@sina.com+86 15800530587

Outcome results

None listed

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