the Effect of Acupoint Application Combined With Ear Acupoint Embedding in Patients After Esophageal Cancer Surgery

Soochow University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Traditional Chinese Medicine

Treatments: Behavioral: Precise acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding nursing program; Behavioral: traditional nursing method

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05151068

20210928

Details and patient eligibility

About

To study the effect of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint seeding on the discomfort symptoms of nasal catheter in patients after esophageal cancer surgery

Full description

From January to December 2021, 200 patients after esophageal cancer surgery with nasal catherterization in an affiliated hospital of Soochow will be selected as the research objects, and they will be divided into experimental group (100 cases) and control group (100 cases) by random number table method. The control group will receive routine nursing care, and the experimental group will implement a precision nursing program of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding on the basis of the control group. The thirst, throat pain, comfort, sleep, and unplanned extubation rate will be compared between the two groups.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 50 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Meet the diagnostic criteria for esophageal cancer; Age 50-70 years old; Undertake radical surgery for esophageal cancer, and place a tube through the nose after surgery; The patient communicates well with no cognitive impairment; Informed consent for this study, signed informed consent .

Exclusion criteria

Patients undergoing mechanical ventilation after surgery; Serious complications and death after surgery; Patients with external ear diseases and skin damage; Participating in other clinical research projects.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A,traditional

Experimental group

Description:

The control group is given conventional nursing care: ①Preoperative education, informing patients of the importance of the tube and the adverse effects of unauthorised extubation after the operation on the recovery of the disease. ②Pipe care: The nose wing is fixed with modified "human" elastic tape, and the same side cheek bridge is fixed to keep the duct unobstructed and pour gastric juice in time. ③Oral care: routinely brush teeth and gargle with mouthwash daily. ④Skin care: Observe the condition of the nose, cheek skin and oral and nasal mucosa. Replace the tape as needed, and clean the skin before fixing. ⑤ Pain care: assess the degree of pain, follow the doctor's prescription for medication, and observe the efficacy of medication. ⑥Psychological care: pay attention to the emotional changes of patients and provide psychological support.This group is planned to enroll 100 patients.

Treatment:

Behavioral: traditional nursing method

Group B,Precise

Experimental group

Description:

On the basis of conventional nursing, the experimental group adopted a precision nursing program of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding.This group is planned to enroll 100 patients.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Precise acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding nursing program