NCT07518680Not yet recruiting
A Clinical Study on the Effect of Massaging Tian Tu Acupoint on Coughing After Esophageal Surgery
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 8 Apr 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study is a single-center, self-controlled trial. Patients will successively undergo voluntary coughing without intervention, a washout period, coughing stimulated by pressing the Tiantu acupoint, a washout period, and voluntary coughing without intervention. Vital signs of the patients before and after each cough will be recorded, as well as the changes in peak cough flow rate and intra-abdominal pressure after each cough. For peak cough flow rate and intra-abdominal pressure, three sets of data will be collected each time, and the best value will be taken. This pilot trial is conducted to verify the feasibility of the research design and to provide sample size estimation and data support for the main study.
- Status (registry)
- Not yet recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 30 (estimated)
- First submitted
- 29 Jan 2026
- Start date
- 10 Apr 2026
- Primary completion date
- 10 May 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Shanghai Zhongshan Hospital
- Diseases
- Gastric and esophageal cancer
- NCT number
- NCT07518680
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Planned participants: 30
- From 10 Apr 2026 to the primary completion date, 10 May 2026
- 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
- Within the last month, have received other cough-related interventions (such as acupuncture, physical therapy);
Other illness
- Severe heart and lung diseases (such as heart failure, acute exacerbation of COPD, asthma, etc.);
- Skin damage or infection in the area of the Tiantu acupoint;
Other
- The subjects or their family members request to withdraw from the study;
- Pregnancy or lactation period;
- Other situations that the researcher deems unsuitable for participating in this clinical trial
Who the study is looking for
- Voluntarily sign the informed consent form and follow the requirements of the protocol;
- Age 18 to 75 years old (inclusive), gender not limited;
- Patients who have undergone esophageal surgery (without intubation);
- Not taking psychotropic drugs, mentally sound, and likely to cooperate in completing the assessment and intervention.
Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zhongshan Hospital Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | Shanghai | China | Unknown status |
This page is information, not medical advice. Discuss any trial with your doctor.