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Clinical Trial on Acupuncture Adjuvant Treatment in the Pain After the Surgery of Gastrointestinal Carcinoma

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Xiaonan Cui

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Abstract

Clinical trial on acupuncture adjuvant treatment in the pain after the surgery of gastrointestinal carcinoma. Gastrointestinal cancer patients are diagnosed by pathology or cell biology. Patients are randomized into 2 groups: The control group receive normal treatment only, the experimental group receive acupuncture therapy besides normal treatment. Clinical evaluation is based on the observation of the pain degree and life quality improvement. Blood biochemistry tests mainly include Prostaglandin E2(PGE2),5-hydroxytryptamine(5-HT), histamine(HIS), malondialdehyde (MDA), superoxide dismutase (SOD), glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), adrenaline, nor-adrenaline, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, cell flow cytometry on Th1, Th2, Th17, Treg cytokines as well as serum cortisol, estradiol (female), progesterone (female), testosterone (male) etc.

Dates

Last Verified: 12/31/2018
First Submitted: 08/02/2016
Estimated Enrollment Submitted: 08/14/2016
First Posted: 08/17/2016
Last Update Submitted: 01/23/2019
Last Update Posted: 01/24/2019
Actual Study Start Date: 07/31/2016
Estimated Primary Completion Date: 12/31/2018
Estimated Study Completion Date: 12/31/2018

Condition or disease

Gastrointestinal Carcinoma
Pain

Intervention/treatment

Device: Experimental group

Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery

Phase

-

Arm Groups

ArmIntervention/treatment
Active Comparator: Control group
This group receives normal treatment after surgery,with no acupuncture.
Experimental: Experimental group
This group receives acupuncture therapy besides normal treatment after surgery. The acupuncture therapy starts after 24 hours of surgery, 1 time a day, 30 minutes every time, until the fifth day.
Device: Experimental group

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study 18 Years To 18 Years
Sexes Eligible for StudyAll
Accepts Healthy VolunteersYes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

1. General anesthesia,Gastric and Colorectal Cancer surgery under Laparoscopic;

2. Pathology diagnosed;

3. Brain, heart, lung, liver, kidney are at good condition before surgery;

4. No mental disorder, no conscious obstacle, no limbs disability.

Exclusion Criteria:

1. Severely complication after surgery;

2. Contraindication of the acupuncture;

3. Patients with mental disease;

4. Patients taking part in other clinical trials, being treated with other biotherapy or immunotherapy and researchers consider not suitable for clinical subjects for other reasons will be excluded.

Outcome

Primary Outcome Measures

1. Pain degree change after surgery, Graded according to Numerical Rating Scale(NRS) [day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7 after surgery]

Secondary Outcome Measures

1. Assessing the quality of life(QOL) change in 4 grades and recording: appetite, mental state, sleep, fatigue, attitude towards treatment, daily life ability [day 1, day 2, day 3, day 4, day 5, day 6, day 7 after surgery]

2. Prostaglandin E2(PGE2) in blood [day 2,day 7 after surgery]

3. Estradiol(Female) in blood [day 2, day 7 after surgery]

4. Th1/Th2 in blood [day 2, day 7 after surgery]

5. 5-Hydroxytryptamine(5-HT) in blood [day 2,day 7 after surgery]

6. Histamine(HIS) in blood [day 2,day 7 after surgery]

7. Th17/Treg in blood [day 2, day 7 after surgery]

8. Testosterone(Male) in blood [day 2,day 7 after surgery]

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