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Electroacupuncture Versus Fast-track Perioperative Program for Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

NCT02059603 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 164

Last updated 2014-02-11

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Summary

Background: Our previous study demonstrated that electroacupuncture at Zusanli, Sanyinjiao, Hegu, and Zhigou reduces the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery within a traditional perioperative care setting. Recent evidence also suggested that a 'fast-track' perioperative program may help accelerate recovery after colorectal surgery. As electroacupuncture is simpler to implement and less labor intensive, it may be the preferred adjunct therapy if it is proven to be noninferior to fast-track program in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Objectives: To compare the efficacy of electroacupuncture and fast-track program in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery.

Design: Prospective, randomized, noninferiority trial.

Subjects: One hundred sixty-four consecutive patients undergoing elective laparoscopic resection of colonic and upper rectal cancer will be recruited.

Interventions: Patients will be randomly allocated to receive either: (A) electroacupuncture with traditional perioperative care; or (B) fast-track program without acupuncture.

Outcome measures: Primary outcome: time to defecation. Secondary outcomes: duration of hospital stay, time of first passing flatus, time to resume diet, pain scores, analgesic requirement, morbidity, and medical costs.

Conclusions: This study will determine if electroacupuncture is noninferior to fast-track program in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic colorectal surgery. Electroacupuncture may be the preferred perioperative adjunct therapy to laparoscopic colorectal surgery because it is simpler to implement and less labor intensive than fast-track program.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Ileus

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Electroacupuncture

PROCEDURE

Fast-track program

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Simon S. M. Ng, MD · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-01-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-31
Completion
2015-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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