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
Active Locations (1)
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Affiliated hospital of shandong university of traditional chinese medicine
Ji'nan, Shandong, China, 250011