NCT02204215

Electric Acupuncture for ICU-acquired Weakness in Mechanical Ventilation Patients

Phase 1 Study of Electric Acupuncture for ICU-acquired Weakness in Mechanical Ventilation Patients With Sepsis/Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Jiangsu Province Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Intensive care unit acquired weakness (ICU-AW) is common and dramatically affect recovery. The purpose of this study is to determine whether electric acupuncture therapy is effective in the treatment of ICU-AW especially in the patients receiving mechanical ventilation with sepsis or multiorgan system failure.

Detailed description

The principle of acupuncture is to produce bioelectric current, as a consequence, to invigorate the circulation, promote tissue regeneration, relieve pain, enhance the immune function, etc. And electric acupuncture can stimulate bioelectricity activities at acupoints, out of reach for ordinary acupuncture effect, especially in the fields of nerve/muscle recovery and regeneration.

Conditions

• Respiratory Failure
• Sepsis
• Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	electric acupuncture	Electric acupuncture therapy was made on LI4, LI11, ST36, and ST41 on four limbs for each patient, 30 min for each time, twice per day. Starting from the beginning of mechanical ventilation, to the weaning of the mechanical ventilation.
OTHER	conservative	General treatment, without electric acupuncture, include passive range-of-motion exercise，q2H turning，minimizing the use of sedation, etc.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-01-01
• Primary completion: 2015-12-01
• Completion: 2015-12-01
• First posted: 2014-07-30
• Last updated: 2014-07-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China