Effect of Electroacupuncture on the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing the Major Surgery
NCT ID: NCT03606941
Last Updated: 2022-11-21
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
NA
1100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2018-09-07
2022-10-31
Brief Summary
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2. Research center: Multicenter
3. The Design of the study: Randomized, double-blind, controlled study
4. The population of the study: Elderly patients（65≤age\<90 years），it is planned to select a period/time limit for gastrointestinal tumor surgery, bile duct surgery, thoracic surgery or orthopedic surgery and so on under general anesthesia, and the estimated operation time≥ 2 hours.
5. Sample size: Enroll 1100 patients (550 patients in each group)
6. Interventions: Participants in the treatment group received acupuncture (0.30mm×70mm) at bilaterally Shenmen (HT7) acupoints (0.3-0.5 inch), Neiguan (PC6) acupoints (0.5-1 inch), Baihui (DU20) acupoint (0.5-0.8 inch) and Yintang (EX-HN3) acupoint (0.3-0.5 inch) 30 minutes before anesthesia induction. After "Deqi", electroacupuncture stimulation apparatus (HANS G6805-2, Huayi Co, Shanghai, China) is connected and maintained the end of operation. Participants in the control group received shallow needling (0.30mm×25mm) at bilateral sham HT7, PC6, DU20 and EX-HN3 (nonacupoints located 1 inch beside acupoints, about 20mm). Specifically, the depth of needle insertion into nonacupoints is 3-5mm and avoided manual stimulation and no "Deqi" without actual current output.
7. The aim of the research: To investigate the effect of electroacupuncture on the incidence of postoperative delirium within 5 days in elderly patients undergoing the major surgery.
8. Outcome： 1) Primary outcome：The incidence of delirium within 5 days after surgery；The effects on postoperative NRS pain and sleep quality scores； 2)Secondary outcome：Duration of mechanical ventilation in patients with endotracheal intubation on ICU admission; Length of stay in ICU and Length of stay in hospital after surgery; Incidence of postoperative complications (including re-hospitalization); 30-day life quality and cognitive function after surgery; All-cause 30-day mortality after surgery.
9. The estimated duration of the study：3-4 years.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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electroacupuncture treatment
Participants in the treatment group received acupuncture (0.30mm×70mm) at bilaterally Shenmen (HT7) acupoints (0.3-0.5 inch), Neiguan (PC6) acupoints (0.5-1 inch), Baihui (DU20) acupoint (0.5-0.8 inch) and Yintang (EX-HN3) acupoint (0.3-0.5 inch) 30 minutes before anesthesia induction. After "Deqi", electroacupuncture stimulation apparatus (HANS G6805-2, Huayi Co, Shanghai, China) is connected and maintained the end of operation.
electroacupuncture treatment
Participants in the electroacupuncture group received acupuncture (0.30mm×70mm) at bilaterally Shenmen (HT7) acupoints (0.3-0.5 inch), Neiguan (PC6) acupoints (0.5-1 inch), Baihui (DU20) acupoint (0.5-0.8 inch) and Yintang (EX-HN3) acupoint (0.3-0.5 inch) 30 minutes before anesthesia induction. After "Deqi", electroacupuncture stimulation apparatus (HANS G6805-2, Huayi Co, Shanghai, China) is connected with the density wave (2/100 Hz), width 0.25 ms, intensity of 1 \~ 30 mA (gradually increase to the patient's maximum tolerance) and maintained the end of operation.
sham electroacupuncture treatment
Participants in the control group received shallow needling (0.30mm×25mm) at bilateral sham HT7, PC6, DU20 and EX-HN3 (nonacupoints located 1 inch beside acupoints, about 20mm). Specifically, the depth of needle insertion into nonacupoints is 3-5mm and avoided manual stimulation and no "Deqi" without actual current output.
sham electroacupuncture treatment
Participants in the sham electroacupuncture group received shallow needling (0.30mm×25mm) at bilateral sham HT7, PC6, DU20 and EX-HN3 (nonacupoints located 1 inch beside acupoints, about 20mm). Specifically, the depth of needle insertion into nonacupoints is 3-5mm and avoided manual stimulation and no "Deqi" without actual current output, and retained the needle until the end of surgery.
Interventions
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electroacupuncture treatment
Participants in the electroacupuncture group received acupuncture (0.30mm×70mm) at bilaterally Shenmen (HT7) acupoints (0.3-0.5 inch), Neiguan (PC6) acupoints (0.5-1 inch), Baihui (DU20) acupoint (0.5-0.8 inch) and Yintang (EX-HN3) acupoint (0.3-0.5 inch) 30 minutes before anesthesia induction. After "Deqi", electroacupuncture stimulation apparatus (HANS G6805-2, Huayi Co, Shanghai, China) is connected with the density wave (2/100 Hz), width 0.25 ms, intensity of 1 \~ 30 mA (gradually increase to the patient's maximum tolerance) and maintained the end of operation.
sham electroacupuncture treatment
Participants in the sham electroacupuncture group received shallow needling (0.30mm×25mm) at bilateral sham HT7, PC6, DU20 and EX-HN3 (nonacupoints located 1 inch beside acupoints, about 20mm). Specifically, the depth of needle insertion into nonacupoints is 3-5mm and avoided manual stimulation and no "Deqi" without actual current output, and retained the needle until the end of surgery.
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
2. Planning to undergo select timed/limited surgery such as gastrointestinal tumor surgery, bile duct surgery and thoracic surgery etc under general anesthesia, and the estimated operation time is more than 2 hours;；
3. Treatment without radiotherapy or chemotherapy prior to surgery；
4. Agree to participate in this study and sign informed consent；
Exclusion Criteria
2. Preoperative history of schizophrenia, epilepsy, Parkinson's disease, or myasthenia gravis；
3. Inability to communicate in the preoperative period to complete preoperative evaluation because of severe dementia, coma, language barrier；
4. Brain injury or neurosurgery；
5. Critical condition (if the ASA grade is greater than or equal to grade IV before surgery); Severe renal impairment (dialysis treatment before surgery); Severe liver function impairment (Child-Pugh level C); Preoperative combined with severe heart disease, LVEF \< 30%;
6. Previous experience of acupoint stimulation therapy or non-insensitive to acupoint stimulation；
7. The attending physician or researcher considers that there are other circumstances (reasons to be noted) that are not suitable for participation in this study.
65 Years
90 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Tianjin Nankai Hospital
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Jianbo Yu
Department of Anesthesiology, Director, Chief physician, Professor, Doctoral tutor
Principal Investigators
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Jianbo Yu, MD,PhD
Role: STUDY_CHAIR
Tianjin Nankai Hospital
Locations
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Electroacupuncture Apparatus
Tianjin, Tianjin Municipality, China
Countries
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References
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Other Identifiers
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NKYY_YX_IRB_2017_036_02
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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