Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupuncture for the Management of Postoperative Pain in Patients With Pancreatic or Colorectal Cancer Undergoing Surgery
Integrating Acupuncture Into Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Operations
NCT04560712CI-TRIAL-00114539active not recruitingN/AClinicalTrials.gov clinicaltrialsProvenance
- 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)
This trial investigates how well acupuncture works for the management of pain after surgery in patients having open colorectal or pancreatic surgery. Acupuncture may help to reduce postoperative symptoms including pain. This study may help researchers learn if acupuncture reduces after-surgery side effects and improves recovery.
Conditions
Conditions (3)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Resectable Colorectal Carcinoma | Colorectal Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Resectable Digestive System Carcinoma | Digestive System Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
| Resectable Pancreatic Carcinoma | Pancreatic Carcinoma | CURATED_BROADER | 0.78 |
Interventions
Interventions (3)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupuncture Therapy | Procedure | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Best Practice | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Questionnaire Administration | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Arm I (acupuncture, usual care)
- description
- Beginning the day after surgery, patients undergo acupuncture sessions over 25 minutes QD for up to 7 days. Patients also undergo usual care including preoperative visits to the primary surgical team, anesthesia preoperative evaluation, referrals to other specialties for perioperative evaluation and optimization of comorbid conditions if necessary, surgical operations, postoperative hospitalization, and post-discharge clinic visits.
- interventionNames
- Procedure: Acupuncture Therapy
- Other: Best Practice
- Other: Questionnaire Administration
- type
- ACTIVE_COMPARATOR
- label
- Arm II (usual care)
- description
- Patients undergo usual care including preoperative visits to the primary surgical team, anesthesia preoperative evaluation, referrals to other specialties for perioperative evaluation and optimization of comorbid conditions if necessary, surgical operations, postoperative hospitalization, and post-discharge clinic visits.
- interventionNames
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Undergoing open gastrointestinal cancer resection (pancreatic or colorectal) * Must understand and read English * Sign a written informed consent and willing to follow protocol requirements * Able to consent to treatment Exclusion Criteria: * Chronic opioid use \> 90 mg MME (morphine milligram equivalents) for more than 7 days * Mechanical bowel obstruction * Active seizure activity after admission * Compromised cognitive function per referring physician and/or inability to cooperate with acupuncture procedure * Direct admission to intensive care unit after operation will result in removal from protocol * Prior intra-abdominal operation in the past 6 months * Any contraindications to acupuncture including infections or inability to access acupoint sites
References
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