TEAS for Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Lung Surgery
Starting soon · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Ipsilateral Shoulder Pain, Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
In brief
Shoulder pain is a common problem after certain types of lung surgery called video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS). This study examines whether a treatment called transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can help reduce this pain. TEAS is a non-invasive technique that uses mild electrical stimulation at specific points on the body.Patients who are having VATS lung surgery will be randomly assigned to either receive TEAS before surgery or standard care. Researchers will measure how much shoulder pain patients experience and compare the two groups.The goal is to see if TEAS can help patients feel less pain and recover better after this type of lung surgery.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07494591
- Run by
- Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Shanghai, China
- People needed
- 216
- Starts
- 2026-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2026-12-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-03-27
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients scheduled for unilateral thoracic surgery
- Age ≥ 18 years, regardless of gender
- ASA physical status classification I-III
- No severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency or other major comorbidities
You may not qualify if…
- Pre-existing shoulder pain or functional impairment
- Severe mental illness or cognitive impairment
- Bilateral thoracic surgery
- Any other conditions deemed inappropriate by the investigators (with reasons to be documented)
Where it is running
- Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
- Shanghai East Hospital,Affiliated to Tongji University — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
- Fudan university Shanghai cancer center — Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China
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