Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Opioid Consumption After Gastrointestinal Laparoscopic Surgery

NCT ID: NCT06024200

Last Updated: 2023-09-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

128 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-06-02

Study Completion Date

2024-01-30

Brief Summary

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The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effect of whole-process transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation on opioid consumption after gastrointestinal laparoscopic surgery. All subjects received conventional multimodal analgesia. On this basis, the experimental group received whole-process transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation, while the control group received corresponding false stimulation.

Detailed Description

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Conventional multimodal analgesia protocols as follows:

1. Before the end of the operation, the surgical incision was infiltrated with 0.5% ropivacaine 10 mL locally.
2. Patients were transferred to the PACU and provided with patient-controlled intravenous analgesia with sufentanil for postoperative analgesia. The analgesia devices were set to a concentration of 1ug/mL, with a lockout interval of 15 minutes, and a 3 mL bolus,without an infusion dose. The pump was withdrawn 72h after surgery.
3. Flurbiprofen: 50mg per dose intravenously twice a day for postoperative three days.

Conditions

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Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

TRIPLE

Participants Investigators Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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whole-process transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Electrical stimulation is performed within 24h before surgery, 30min before anesthesia induction and 3 days after surgery, each stimulation was 30min. Patients are treated bilaterally at two groups of distal acupoints: one group consisted of Hegu (LI4) and Neiguan (PC6), the other contained Zusanli (ST36) and Shanyinjiao (SP6). Stimulation is delivered with adisperse-dense wave, 2Hz in frequency. The stimulation intensity is adjusted in accordance with the maximal level tolerated by each patient.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Electrical stimulation is performed within 24h before surgery, 30min before anesthesia induction and 3 days after surgery, each stimulation was 30min. Patients are treated bilaterally at two groups of distal acupoints: one group consisted of Hegu (LI4) and Neiguan (PC6), the other contained Zusanli (ST36) and Shanyinjiao (SP6). Stimulation is delivered with adisperse-dense wave, 2Hz in frequency. The stimulation intensity is adjusted in accordance with the maximal level tolerated by each patient.

whole-process transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation(sham stimulation)

Patients are treated bilaterally at four sham acupoints of LI4, PC6, ST36 and SP6. These four pseudo-acupoints were located 1 cun ulnarlateral, and 7 cun and 9 cun proximal to Shenmen (HT7) ;and 9 cun and 12 cun proximal of Kunlun (BL60). These sham points are picked because there are no meridians or channels through these four sites. The stimulation intensity is adjusted in the lowest level felt by each patient. Other intervention details are similar to those of the experimental group.

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation sham stimulation

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients are treated bilaterally at four sham acupoints of LI4, PC6, ST36 and SP6. These four pseudo-acupoints were located 1 cun ulnarlateral, and 7 cun and 9 cun proximal to Shenmen (HT7) ;and 9 cun and 12 cun proximal of Kunlun (BL60). These sham points are picked because there are no meridians or channels through these four sites. The stimulation intensity is adjusted in the lowest level felt by each patient. Other intervention details are similar to those of the experimental group.

Interventions

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transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

Electrical stimulation is performed within 24h before surgery, 30min before anesthesia induction and 3 days after surgery, each stimulation was 30min. Patients are treated bilaterally at two groups of distal acupoints: one group consisted of Hegu (LI4) and Neiguan (PC6), the other contained Zusanli (ST36) and Shanyinjiao (SP6). Stimulation is delivered with adisperse-dense wave, 2Hz in frequency. The stimulation intensity is adjusted in accordance with the maximal level tolerated by each patient.

Intervention Type OTHER

transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation sham stimulation

Patients are treated bilaterally at four sham acupoints of LI4, PC6, ST36 and SP6. These four pseudo-acupoints were located 1 cun ulnarlateral, and 7 cun and 9 cun proximal to Shenmen (HT7) ;and 9 cun and 12 cun proximal of Kunlun (BL60). These sham points are picked because there are no meridians or channels through these four sites. The stimulation intensity is adjusted in the lowest level felt by each patient. Other intervention details are similar to those of the experimental group.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* aged 18 years or older;
* scheduled for elective laparoscopic gastrointestinal surgery;
* informed consent;
* American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status Grades I-III;
* body mass index (BMI) between 18.5 kg/m2 and 28 kg/m2

Exclusion Criteria

* local skin infection, incision or scar near the study acupoints;
* nerve damage in upper or lower limbs;
* participation in other clinical trials that influence the evaluation of the results of this study;
* inability to understand the Visual Analog Scale (VAS) score or disagreeing with the use of patient controlled analgesia;
* presence of a pacemaker;
* patients with severe CNS diseases or severe mental disorders;
* operations requiring enterostomy or converts to laparotomy;
* patients who need to be transferred to the intensive care unit (ICU) for treatment after surgery.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Guoxin Li, M.D.,Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

Locations

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Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University

Guangzhou, Guangdong, China

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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China

Central Contacts

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Guoxin Li, M.D.,Ph.D.

Role: CONTACT

+86 13802771450

Fang Qin, MS.N.

Role: CONTACT

+86 15018410013

Facility Contacts

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Guoxin Li, M.D.,Ph.D.

Role: primary

+8613802771450

Other Identifiers

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NFEC-2023-327

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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