Acupuncture to Prevent Postoperative Bowel Paralysis (Paralytic Ileus)

Stopped early · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Ileus, Neoplasms

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if acupuncture is effective in preventing prolonged postoperative paralysis of the gastrointestinal tract among patients undergoing colostomy/ileostomy closure.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00065234

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

100

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2006-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-03-28

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Previous surgical cancer treatment with ileostomy/colostomy, now scheduled for closure
• Hospital admission must be same day as surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Incapacitating disease
• Concurrent herbal or laxative use
• Use of Heparin or Coumadin
• Upper or lower extremity deformities
• Chronic constipation prior to cancer diagnosis
• History of cerebrovascular accident or spinal cord injury
• Chronic pain that has been treated with any form of major opioid or weak opioids (=/> 30mg/24 hours)
• Pacemaker or metal implants
• Concurrent alternative medicine/herbal use

Where it is running

• MD Anderson Cancer Center — Houston, Texas, United States

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