Clinical trial · Interventional
The Role of TCM on ERAS of Rectal Cancer Patients
The Role of Traditional Chinese Medicine on Enhanced Recovery After Surgery for Patients With Rectal Cancer Undergoing Curative Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial
NCT04749381CI-TRIAL-00050012RCTunknownPhase 2ClinicalTrials.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 study is to investigate the role of traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) on the postoperative recovery of rectal cancer patients.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rectal Cancer | Malignant Rectal Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| acupoint with placebo | Combination Product | — | UNRESOLVED |
| acupoint with TCM | Combination Product | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- TCM group
- description
- Rectal cancer patients randomized to this group will have acupoint application with traditional Chinese medicine.
- interventionNames
- Combination Product: acupoint with TCM
- type
- PLACEBO_COMPARATOR
- label
- Control group
- description
- Rectal cancer patients randomized to this group will have acupoint application with placebo .
- interventionNames
- Combination Product: acupoint with placebo
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Postoperative complications
- timeFrame
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 75 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Signed written consent form; * Age from 18 to 75 years old; * Pathological diagnosis as rectal adenocarcinoma; * undergo laparoscopic curative surgery; * Patients' TCM syndrome accords with thoses of spleen deficiency syndrome; Exclusion Criteria: * Patients undergo non-curative surgeries; * Participants with skin allergy, skin ulceration and diabetes mellitus with poor glycemic control; * Participants with severe dysfunction of heart, liver and kidney, who could not receive TCM treatment; * Women who are pregnant or breastfeeding; * Participants have mental illness or have difficulty in language communication and are unable to complete the study; * Participants could not cooperate with this researcher for other reasons.
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