Anesthesia
Conditions
Brief summary
The study is aimed at whether transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) during general anesthesia could reduce the need for propofol in patients undergoing minor surgery.
Interventions
OTHERacupoint stimulation
stimulation was given at acupoints
stimulation was given at non-acupoints
OTHERelectrodes attached
electrode were attached to skin
Sponsors
Air Force Military Medical University, China
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Patients undergoing minor surgeries including laparoscopic surgery and breast surgery under general anesthesia * Patients with written informed consent
Exclusion criteria
* Patients with difficulty to communicate,including psychiatric disorder and Alzheimer's disease * Patients with drug abuse * Patients with disease of central nervous system * Patients with renal or hepatic dysfunction
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| propofol consumption | from induction to the end of surgery,at an average of 1 hour |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| time to awake | from end of propofol infusion to open eyes to verbal command,at an average of 30 minutes |
| time to extubation | from end of propofol infusion to open eyes to verbal command,at an average of 30 minutes |
| effect site concentration of propofol at awake | from end of propofol infusion to open eyes to verbal command,at an average of 30 minutes |
| highest sedation score during stay at postanesthesia care unit | from end of surgery to discharge from post anesthesia care unit, at an average of 1 hour |
| nausea and vomiting during stay at postanesthesia care unit | 30min after surgery |
Countries
China
Outcome results
None listed