Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation(TEAS) for Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting in Laparoscopic Operation

wangqiang

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Treatments: Device: TEAS (transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation)

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02597842

xijingmazui79

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a single center, randomized, double-blinded, controlled clinical trial.The purpose of this study is to compare the effect of TEAS pretreatment with single acupoint or two acupoints for postoperative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing laparoscopic operation.

Full description

Patients were randomly assigned to four groups, receiving TEAS 30 minutes before induction.The stimulation was applied until the end of the operation. Postoperative nausea and vomiting was recorded 30 minute, 2 hour, 6 hour and 24 hour after the operation. The adverse events were recorded as well.

Enrollment: 180 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. ASA I-III
2. Aged 18 to 65 years old
3. Scheduled for general anesthesia
4. BMI index is between 18 to 30
5. Informed consented

Exclusion criteria

1. ASA IV

2. Hypertension that is not controlled

3. Severe hepatic or renal dysfunction

4. Ever had received electrical stimulation treatment

5. Severe systemic infection

6. With contraindications to the use of TEAS, such as skin damage or infection at the acupoints

7. For any reason one can not cope with the studies, such as the following:

   language comprehension, mental illness

8. Participate in the other clinical trial 3 month before the enrollment

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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180 participants in 4 patient groups

shuangxuezu

Experimental group

Description:

Patients were given 30min of TEAS before induction until the end of the operation at two acupoints.

Treatment:

Device: TEAS (transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation)

neiguanxuezu

Experimental group

Description:

Patients were given TEAS at neiguan acupoint.

Treatment:

Device: TEAS (transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation)

zusanlixuezu

Experimental group

Description:

Patients were given TEAS at Zusanli acupoint.

Treatment:

Device: TEAS (transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation)

duizhaozu

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Patients were not given TEAS at two acupoints.

Treatment:

Device: TEAS (transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation)