Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT02416310
Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Gastrointestinal Function After Cesarean Section
Effect of Perioperative Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Gastrointestinal Function After Cesarean Section
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 150 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Xijing Hospital · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Female
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
To determine whether treating by transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) during perioperative could alleviate the postoperative gastrointestinal complications after cesarean section under combined spinal epidural anesthesia compared with control and non-acupoint group.
Detailed description
Acupuncture is a traditional Chinese medical technique that involves the insertion of needles at acupoints to treat diseases.Clinical evidence supports the efficacy of acupuncture treatment in many applications. Some previous studies reported that stimulation at some acupoint exerted good effects on the digestive system.Compared with acupuncture, transcutaneous electric acupoint stimulation(TEAS) is a non-invasive technique that has similar effects to acupuncture.We hypothesize that TEAS before anesthesia and during surgery would decrease the morbidity and mortality of postoperative complications in 30 days after Cesarean section.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| DEVICE | TEAS | According to ancient Chinese medical books, acupoints SP6 and ST36 are chosen and identified.The patients in TEAS group received electrical stimulation with the 'disperse-dense' waves. Non-acupoint is located 2cm interior to the ST36 and SP6.For group TEAS and Sham, TEAS will be administered 30 minutes prior to surgery and continued until the end of the surgery.Control patients will receive the same treatment without electrical stimulation. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2015-09-01
- Primary completion
- 2016-03-01
- Completion
- 2016-03-26
- First posted
- 2015-04-15
- Last updated
- 2017-08-09
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT02416310. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.