NCT03230045

Dual Acupoints Stimulation Alleviates Pulmonary Complication

Effect of Dual Acupoints Stimulation on Lung Complication After Abdominal Surgery

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 268 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Air Force Military Medical University, China · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Stimulation at acupoints could be of beneficial effects during the perioperative period. In this study the investigators tend to verify the effect of dual acupoints stimulation on pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery in aged patients.

Detailed description

Postoperative pulmonary complications contributes to the high morbidity of aged patients. The incidence could be as high as 30\~50% in those undergoing abdominal surgery. Stimulation at acupoints have been to alleviate inflammatory response,improve pain management and decrease consumption of opioids, indicating a beneficial effect on pulmonary complications. In this study the investigators tend to verify the effect of dual acupoints stimulation on pulmonary complications after abdominal surgery in aged patients.

Conditions

• Pulmonary Complication
• Postoperative Complications

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	acupoint stimulation	Acupoint Zhongfu and Zusanli are stimulated through electrodes attached on the skin
DEVICE	no treatment	electrodes are attached, but no stimulation is given

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-07-10
• Primary completion: 2018-12-10
• Completion: 2018-12-10
• First posted: 2017-07-26
• Last updated: 2018-10-30

Locations

3 sites across 1 country: China