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Randomized Controlled Trial of the Effects of Electroacupuncture Preconditioning in Children Undergoing Cardiac Surgery

NCT01227096 · Status: UNKNOWN · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2011-06-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether electroacupuncture preconditioning would provide protection against myocardial Ischemic-Reperfusion injury and systemic inflammation in children undergoing CPB for repair of congenital heart defects.

Conditions

  • Congenital Heart Defects

Interventions

DEVICE

Electrical acupuncture stimulation

electroacupuncture would be administered on the bilateral P6 acupoint after anesthesia induction, but prior to surgery.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Natural Science Foundation of China

    collaborator OTHER_GOV

  • Air Force Military Medical University, China

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Xin-Li Ni, PhD · Department of Anesthesiology of Xijing Hospital

  • Li-Ze Xiong, PhD · Xijing Hospital of Fouth Military Medical University

  • Qiang Wang, PhD · Department of Anesthesiology of Xijing Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2011-05-31
Completion
2011-07-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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