Colorectal cancer
Conditions
Interventions
Sham electro-acupuncture group:Sham electro-acupuncture
Sponsors
Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 80 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) males or females are between 18 and 80 years of age; (2) colonoscopy and histopathological biopsy diagnosed as primary colon cancer or primary high rectal cancer; (3) symptoms related to gastrointestinal dysfunction occurred after surgery, including nausea, vomiting, abdominal distension, diarrhea, constipation, etc.; at least one item in the Gastrointestinal Symptom Rating Scale (GSRS) was scored 2 points or above; (4) the surgery method is limited to laparoscopic radical resection of colorectal cancer; (5) the Karnofsky score (KPS) = 60, or the Zubrod- Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) = 1; (6) have not received acupuncture treatment within the past 3 months; (7) those who signed informed consent and volunteered to participate in this study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) patients who underwent total colorectomy or had a fistula; (2) patients with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, serious cardiopulmonary complications (ASA score > III), mental disorders, cognitive disorders and other primary diseases; (3) abnormal coagulation function; (4) patients who received epidural anesthesia during this surgery or took analgesics for a long time before this surgery; (5) combined with resection of other organs during this surgery; (6) long-term use of laxatives, or taking drugs affecting gastrointestinal function and long-term bed rest; (7) acupuncture cannot be performed due to physical disability or local skin infection; (8) participated in other clinical studies within six months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| the time of first postoperative anal exhaust; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Postoperative surgical site pain degree;Use of analgesia pump;Gastrointestinal symptom rating scale;Postoperative hospital stay;Frequency (times/day) and degree (Visual analogue scale, VAS) of postoperative nausea/vomiting/ abdominal distension;I-FEED scale;Postoperative bowel sound recovery time;EORTC QLQ-C30 (V3.0);EORTC QLQ-CR29;Gut microbiota;Initial bowel movement time; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactZhao ling
Outcome results
None listed