Status:

UNKNOWN

Electrical Acupoint Stimulation for Postoperative Recovery

Lead Sponsor:

Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Conditions:

Postoperative Complications

Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting

Eligibility:

All Genders

65-85 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This study investigates electrical acupoint stimulation (EAS) administered in peri-operation for improving postoperative recovery in elder patients, who accept knee arthroplasty. the surgery cause to ...

Detailed Description

Theoretically, the application of electrical acupoint stimulation (EAS) base on the theory of traditional Chinese medicine. It deems that a surgery might consume Qi, then cause to imbalance of Qi and ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Agree to sign the contract
  • The patients receive total hip or knee arthroplasty
  • Epidural anesthesia administered

Exclusion

  • The patients' age out of range setting
  • Forbidden to the administration of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation
  • Communication disorder
  • The patients who had medical history of cerebral vascular diseases, deep vein thrombosis, urinary retention, nausea and vomiting.
  • The patients who attended another trial in the past three months
  • Emergency surgery

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

May 1 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

October 30 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03249701

Start Date

May 1 2018

End Date

October 30 2019

Last Update

April 2 2018

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Affiliated hospital of shandong university of traditional chinese medicine

Ji'nan, Shandong, China, 250011