An observational study about the effects of acupoint stimulation on the splanchnic hemodynamics of critically ill patients in an intensive care setting using color Doppler ultrasound sonography

An observational study about the effects of acupoint stimulation on splanchnic hemodynamics of critically ill patients in an intensive care setting using color Doppler ultrasound sonography - Observation of the splanchnic hemodynamics of critically ill patients following acupoint stimulation

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000043351

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-18

Start date

2021-02-18

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Critically ill patients in an intensive care setting

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Inpatients in an advanced critical care center and intensive care unit at the Gifu University Hospital 2. Age >= 20 years 3. Acute coronary syndrome, heart failure, acute aortic dissection, postcardiac surgery, respiratory failure, multiple injury, brain injury, burn, renal failure, and sepsis 4. Patients who receive acupuncture treatment as decided by the attending physician 5. Patients who do not have lower leg injury and can receive acupuncture on ST36 6. Patients who provided their informed consent for this research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Difficulty in undergoing US measurement (difficulty in maintaining resting position, abdominal injury, postabdominal surgery, and excess of intestinal gas retention) 2. Unstable hemodynamics 3. Obvious stenosis of the superior mesenteric artery 4. Remarkable arrythmia, including atrial fibrillation and other such conditions 5. Unable to use acupoint ST36 due to leg injury, burns, etc. 6. Sensory disturbance of the lower leg, including ST36 location 7. Inappropriate decision by the physician 8. Patients who did not consent to this research

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Hemodynamics of the superior mesenteric artery measured using color Doppler ultrasound sonography (blood flow volume of SMA)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Diameters of SMA, RI, PI, PSV, and EDV	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactHideshi Okada

Gifu University Department of Emergency and Disaster Medicine

hideshi@gifu-u.ac.jp058-230-6448

Outcome results