Effects of Transcutaneous Acupoint Electrical Stimulation on Intestinal Obstruction After Gastrointestinal Surgery

Summary

Postoperative intestinal obstruction (POI) is one of the most common complications in the gastrointestinal surgery. Compared with the conventional control group, transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation(TEAS) is possible to reduce the incidence of POI and accelerate the rapid recovery of the gastrointestinal tract.

Conditions

• Postoperative Intestinal Obstruction

Interventions

DEVICE

transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation

Transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation is same to the traditional Chinese medicine acupuncture treatment,treat diseases by stimulate different acupuncture points.

DEVICE

no transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation

the choice of acupoints are same with TEAS group,tape over the electrode but don't give electroacupuncture stimulation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Xi'an Central Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Ankang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of traditional Chinese Medicine

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ankang Central Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Weinan Central Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Central Railway Group of Xi'an Central Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Xi'an Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  collaborator OTHER

• Yan'an University Affiliated Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Qiang Wang, PHD · First Affiliated Hospital of Xian JiaotongUniversity

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2018-05-28

Primary Completion

2019-09-03

Completion

2019-09-30

Countries

• China

Study Locations