the Effect of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Gastrointestinal Dysfunction After Urological Laparoscopic Surgery

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital of Xiamen University

About this trial

The purpose of this clinical trial is to understand the effect of percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation on postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction. It will also investigate the safety of percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation. The main questions that this trial aims to answer are:

Can percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation alleviate postoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction? Through which mechanisms do they function?

Participants will:

Preoperatively, patients were either given or not given percutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation.

Record their symptoms and biological indicators within 5 days after the operation.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Age > 18 years

BMI < 28 kg/m2

ASA classification is I-III grade

Laparoscopic urological procedures under general anesthesia, including but not limited to laparoscopic nephrectomy and laparoscopic radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer

Disqualifiers

Comprehensive assessment of severe cardiovascular, pulmonary and cerebrovascular diseases (such as severe coronary heart disease, valve diseases, respiratory failure, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral infarction, etc.)

Preoperative use of analgesic and gastrointestinal motility drugs

TEAS contraindications (having electronic devices in the body, skin damage or infection at the stimulation site)

Previous history of TEAS or electro-acupuncture treatment

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation
  • Sham transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation

Treatment groups

112 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups