Effect of Electroacupuncture in Patients With Sepsis Associated Brain Injury

Tianjin Nankai Hospital

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Electroacupuncture; Sepsis-associated Brain Injury; Sepsis

Treatments: Other: shame electroacupuncture; Other: electroacupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05171699

NKYY-EA-SAE

Details and patient eligibility

About

To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on patients with sepsis-associated brain injury.

Enrollment: 40 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Age is between 20 and 80 years.
2. Patients meeting the diagnosis of sepsis-associated brain injury.
3. Patients who agreed to accept this trial and signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

1. Patients with a history of brain injury, stroke, epilepsy, cognitive impairment, or mental illness prior to admission.
2. Patients who were also involved in any other interventional study.
3. Due to hearing or vision loss, or any other situation that may seriously interfere with study data collection.
4. Patients who refused to participate in this study.
5. The pregnancy test was positive or is currently breastfeeding.
6. Any other situation that the investigator believed might be detrimental to participant in the study.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Sequential Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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40 participants in 2 patient groups

electroacupuncture

Experimental group

Description:

The investigators choose Zusanli (ST36) and Baihui (DU20) acupoints to investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on patients with sepsis-associated brain injury.

Treatment:

Other: electroacupuncture

shame electroacupuncture

Sham Comparator group

Description:

The shame electroacupuncture were performed at a shallow depth and 1 mm lateral to Zusanli (ST36) and Baihui (DU20) acupoints.

Treatment:

Other: shame electroacupuncture