Clinical Trial on Acupuncture Therapy in Patients With Gastrointestinal Neoplasms Laparoscopic Surgery

Xiaonan Cui

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Gastrointestinal Neoplasms

Treatments: Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery; Device: Acupuncture treatment

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02871245

LCKY2016-38

Details and patient eligibility

About

Patients accepted laparoscopic radical operation for carcinoma of colon and upper middle section of the rectum will be as the research object. Cancer patients are diagnosed based on pathology or cell biology. The trial is randomized, parallel and open. They are randomized into 2 groups: both groups receive surgery. The experimental group receives conventional treatment combine with electroacupuncture Zusanli point .etc finish operation and the contrast receives the same conventional treatment with experimental group. Clinical evaluation includes gastrointestinal tract recovery of function, pain relief, life quality improvement. Blood biochemistry tests mainly include gastrin(GAS), stress related hormone, peroxidatic reaction and the ratio of immune cells.

Enrollment: 120 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Weight: 40kg-90kg, male and female.
• Diagnosis: imaging, cell and pathology report.
• Brain, heart, lung, liver, kidney are at good condition in 2 weeks before surgery.
• No conscious obstacle and limbs disability.

Exclusion criteria

• Fainting during acupuncture.
• Electrolyte imbalance.
• Serious and life-threatening complications after surgery.
• In addition, patients taking part in other clinical trials, being treated with other biotherapy or immunotherapy and researchers consider not suitable for clinical subjects for other reasons will be excluded.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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120 participants in 2 patient groups

Comparator Group

Active Comparator group

Description:

Patients received gastrointestinal neoplasms laparoscopic surgery but no acupuncture therapy.

Treatment:

Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery

Acupuncture Therapy Group

Experimental group

Description:

Patients received gastrointestinal neoplasms laparoscopic surgery and acupuncture therapy. Finish surgery up to 24 hours electricity acupuncture treatment, treatment 1 times a day, every time lasted 30 minutes, 5 days in a row

Treatment:

Device: Acupuncture treatment

Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery