Clinical trial · Interventional
Clinical Trial on Acupuncture Adjuvant Treatment in the Pain After the Surgery of Gastrointestinal Carcinoma
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
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.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gastrointestinal Carcinoma | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture therapy | Device | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Laparoscopic Surgery | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- This group receives normal treatment after surgery,with no acupuncture.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Experimental group
- description
- 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.
- interventionNames
- Device: Acupuncture therapy
- Procedure: Laparoscopic Surgery
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Pain degree change after surgery, Graded according to Numerical Rating Scale(NRS)
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 80 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
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.
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