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Buccal Acupuncture for Delirium Treatment in Older Patients Recovering From Orthopedic Surgery

NCT05537155 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2025-07-31

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Summary

This study is designed to test the hypothesis that, for older orthopedic patients who developed postoperative delirium, combining buccal acupuncture with routine care will shorten delirium duration and relieve delirium severity.

Conditions

  • Older Patients
  • Orthopedic Surgery
  • Postoperative Delirium
  • Acupuncture
  • Treatment

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Buccal acupuncture in addition to routine care

Acupuncture will be performed at a depth of 10 mm, with the needle retaining for 20 min, in addition to routine care. Bilateral acupoints include "Tou", "Shangjing", "Jing", "Bei", and "Sanjiao". Unilateral acupoints is related to surgical sites and include "Kuan" in hip joint replacement surgery and "Xi" in knee joint replacement surgery. Patients with agitation will be treated first until agitation is controlled before acupuncture is performed.

OTHER

Routine care

Routing care includes the following: (1) remove the precipitating cause and treat the primary disease; and (2) supportive care, including reorientation and cognitive stimulation, sleep enhancement, early mobility and exercise, vision and hearing optimization, family engagement and empowerment, and early oral intake and nutrition.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Beijing Jishuitan Hospital

    collaborator OTHER

  • Peking University First Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Dong-Xin Wang, MD, PhD · Peking University First Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Max Age
90 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2022-10-31
Primary Completion
2024-01-31
Completion
2024-03-31

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