the Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction After Urological Laparoscopic Surgery
Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction (POGD)
In brief
The purpose of this clinical trial is to understand the effect of percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation on postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction. It will also investigate the safety of percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation. The main questions that this trial aims to answer are: Can percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation alleviate postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction? Through which mechanisms do they function? Participants will: Preoperatively, patients were either given or not given percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation. Record their symptoms and biological indicators within 5 days after the operation.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07133620
- Run by
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University
- People needed
- 112
- Starts
- 2025-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-11-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Age > 18 years
- BMI < 28 kg/m2
- ASA classification is I-III grade
- Laparoscopic urological procedures under general anesthesia, including but not limited to laparoscopic nephrectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer
- Normal comprehension ability, and the patient or his/her family members can cooperate in filling out the questionnaire
- Voluntary to sign the informed consent form
You may not qualify if…
- Comprehensive assessment of severe cardiovascular, pulmonary and cerebrovascular diseases (such as severe coronary heart disease, valve diseases, respiratory failure, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, etc.)
- Preoperative use of analgesic and gastrointestinal motility drugs
- TEAS contraindications (having electronic devices in the body, skin damage or infection at the stimulation site)
- Previous history of TEAS or electro-acupuncture treatment
- Previous history of gastrointestinal surgery, long-term gastrointestinal motility disorders and severe intestinal diseases
- Pregnancy
Where it is running
- The First affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University — Xiamen, Fujian, China (enrolling)
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