Status:
UNKNOWN
Dual Acupoints Stimulation Alleviates Pulmonary Complication
Lead Sponsor:
Air Force Military Medical University, China
Conditions:
Pulmonary Complication
Postoperative Complications
Eligibility:
All Genders
65+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief 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 complicati...
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...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Informed consented
- Scheduled for elective abdominal surgery under general anesthesia
- Age \>=65 yrs
Exclusion
- Patients with contraindications to transcutaneous electrical stimulation
- Patients with difficulty in communication that may confuse follow-up
- emergent surgeries
- Patients with pneumonia or needed ventilation before surgery
- Patients with history of pulmonary surgery
- Scheduled surgery involves thoracic manipulations
- Patients who attended clinical studies in the last 3 months
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 10 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 10 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
268 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03230045
Start Date
July 10 2017
End Date
December 10 2018
Last Update
October 30 2018
Active Locations (3)
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1
First Afiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University
Chongqing, Chongqing Municipality, China
2
First Afiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University
Zhengzhou, Henan, China, 450052
3
Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University
Xi'an, Shaanxi, China, 710032