Acupuncture to Prevent Postoperative Bowel Paralysis (Paralytic Ileus)

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status and phase

Terminated

Phase 2

Conditions

Ileus

Neoplasms

Treatments

Procedure: Acupuncture

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

NIH

Identifiers

NCT00065234

ChiangJ

R21AT001065-01A1

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Sex

All

Ages

18+ years old

Volunteers

No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

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

Exclusion criteria

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