Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction

Chang Gung Medical Foundation

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction

Treatments: Procedure: Laser acupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04318821

CMRPG8K0571

Details and patient eligibility

About

Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the most common complications and is a major cause of admission after intra-abdominal surgery. To date, the ideal management of ASBO remains controversial. The aim of this protocol designed as a double-blind randomized controlled trial is to investigate the efficacy of laser acupuncture (LA) therapy in patients with ASBO.

Enrollment: 92 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20 to 80 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged 20 to 80 years
• Clinical symptoms and signs of mechanical obstruction

Exclusion criteria

• Clear non-adhesive etiology of small bowel obstruction (e.g. tumor, hernia)
• Emergency surgical intervention before being admitted to the hospital
• Pregnancy
• Local skin infection on the acupoints, and limb amputees.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Triple Blind

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92 participants in 2 patient groups

LA group

Experimental group

Description:

The subjects in the experimental group will receive 0.375 J of energy at each of the following acupoints: LI4 (Hegu, B3), PC6 (Neiguan, B3), ST25 (Tianshu, B3), ST36 (Zusanli, B2), CV4 (Guanyuan), CV12 (Zhongwan, B3).

Treatment:

Procedure: Laser acupuncture

Control group

Sham Comparator group

Description:

The subjects in the control group will receive sham LA treatment, without any laser output (no stimulation) at the same acupoints used in experimental group.

Treatment:

Procedure: Laser acupuncture