NCT07071987Recruiting
Effect of Thread Embedding Acupuncture on Postoperative Ileus Recovery After Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
A Multicenter, Randomized Controlled Trial to Evaluate the Efficacy of Thread Embedding Acupuncture in Reducing Postoperative Ileus After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 18 Jul 2025 · Not updated for over 12 months - ask the site whether it is still open
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This multicenter, randomized, controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of thread embedding acupuncture (TEA) in promoting gastrointestinal recovery after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery. The primary outcome is the time to first flatus. Secondary outcomes include time to first defecation, tolerance to oral intake, length of hospital stay, and patient-reported quality of life.
- Status (registry)
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 300 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 16 Jul 2025
- Start date
- 1 Aug 2025
- Primary completion date
- 31 Jul 2027
- Lead sponsor
- Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital
- Diseases
- Colorectal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07071987
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 300
- From 1 Aug 2025 to the primary completion date, 31 Jul 2027
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Who cannot take part
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Prior treatment
- History of prior major abdominal surgery Emergency or palliative surgery Combined organ resection or open conversion Severe postoperative complications (e.g., anastomotic leak, GI bleeding) Severe cardiac, hepatic, renal, or psychiatric comorbidities Refusal to undergo acupuncture
Who the study is looking for
- Age 18-80 years Diagnosed with stage I-III colorectal cancer Scheduled for elective laparoscopic colorectal resection ASA Physical Status I-III Ability to provide informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to 80 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
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| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northern Jiangsu People's Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Yangzhou | China | Recruiting |
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