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Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Mid and Low Rectal Cancer

NCT03222557 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 164

Last updated 2017-10-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a prospective, randomized, sham-controlled, superiority trial that aimed to investigate the efficacy of electroacupuncture (EA) in reducing the duration of postoperative ileus and hospital stay after laparoscopic total mesorectal excision or abdominoperineal resection for rectal cancer.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Electroacupuncture

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PROCEDURE

Sham Acupuncture

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DEVICE

Electroacupuncture

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Sham Acupuncture

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Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Simon SM Ng, MD · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-11-30
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2019-12-31

Countries

  • Hong Kong

Study Locations

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Diseases

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