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Electroacupuncture (EA) Promotes Gastrointestinal Functional Recovery After Radical Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Sponsor: Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to verify the efficacy of electroacupuncture in accelerating the recovery of gastrointestinal function after colorectal cancer surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Whether electroacupuncture can accelerate the recovery of gastrointestinal function in patients after colorectal cancer surgery. * Whether electroacupuncture intervention is safe for postoperative colorectal cancer patients. Participants will be randomized into 3 groups: The conventional control group will receive postoperative rehydration and nutritional support, correction of acid-base imbalance and electrolyte disturbance, anti-infection, hemostasis and other symptomatic treatments. In the electroacupuncture group, acupuncture will be performed within 6 hours after surgery on the basis of the conventional control group. Acupoint: bilateral Hegu (LI4), Zhigou (SJ6), Zusanli (ST36), Shangjuxu (ST37). Both after obtaining Qi, and unilaterally connected to the electroacupuncture instrument for electrical stimulation, the current frequency is continuous wave 5 Hz, the intensity of stimulation was as the patient tolerated. From the patient's safe return to the ward until fourth day post-surgery, or until the occurrence of the first postoperative flatus, administer treatment every 12 ± 8 hours for 30 minutes per session. The sham acupuncture group will based on the conventional control group, using a blunt-tipped needle tip that do not pierce the adhesive pad.
Official title: Electroacupuncture Promotes Gastrointestinal Functional Recovery After Radical Colorectal Cancer Surgery: a Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 79 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
305
Start Date
2023-11-06
Completion Date
2026-03-06
Last Updated
2026-09-30
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Electroacupuncture group
Acupoint: bilateral Hegu (LI4), Zhigou (SJ6), Zusanli (ST36), Shangjuxu (ST37). All acupoints will be taken by tonifying method after obtaining qi, and unilaterally connected to an electroacupuncture instrument for electrical stimulation with a continuous wave frequency of 5 Hz and a stimulation intensity as tolerated by the patient for 30 min per session. From the patient's safe return to the ward until fourth day post-surgery, or until the occurrence of the first postoperative flatus, administer treatment every 12 ± 8 hours.
Sham EA group
Sham acupuncture needle will have the same appearance as the traditional needle, with a blunt tip (Suzhou Medical Supplies Factory, specification 0.25×40mm), lifting and inserting and twisting, but not piercing the adhesive pad. The output wire of the special sham electroacupuncture apparatus is cut in the middle, and the appearance is as usual; that is, the electroacupuncture apparatus shows an on state, but is not actually energized; the electroacupuncture points, acupuncture time points, frequency, retention time, and duration of treatment are the same as the intervention group, and the patients are informed that it is an effective light current input and may not feel stimulation, but the current is output.
Conventional Treatment group
Routine perioperative management for all patients referenced to Enhanced Recovery After Surgery components, including fuid resuscitation, nutritional support, correction of acid-base and electrolyte imbalances, infection control, and hemostasis.
Locations (1)
Shanghai Yueyang Integrated Medicine Hospital
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China