Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupressure on Postoperative Ileus in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Surgery
The Mechanism of Acupressure on Postoperative Ileus in Patients With Colorectal Cancer Surgery
- 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)
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn about acupressure in patients with colorectal cancer surgery. The main questions it aims to answer are: * whether acupressure can improve the motility of vagus nerve in patients after colorectal cancer surgery * whether acupressure can reduce the inflammatory response of the body * whether acupressure can reduce the incidence of gastrointestinal paralysis in patients after colorectal cancer surgery Participants will receive acupressure at ST36 twice daily starting from the first day after surgery and lasting for five days. Researchers will compare usual care group to see if acupressure has those above effects.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colorectal Cancer | Malignant Colorectal Neoplasm | CURATED_BROADER | 0.80 |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupressure | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- acupressure group
- description
- After surgery, the patient is placed in a supine position, exposing both calves, and the operator sits on the edge of the bed and applies acupressure with the thumb or pressing tool (homemade).
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupressure
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- control group
- description
- usual care group
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Heart rate variability
- timeFrame
- 24 hours after the end of acupressure on day 5
- description
- The differential change of successive heartbeat cycles. Wear a multi-lead Holter (Lepu 12-lead ECG monitor) for 24 consecutive hours.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- All
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients with pathological diagnosis of colorectal cancer; * Adult patients (age ≥ 18 years); * Patients undergoing elective surgery, including open surgery, laparoscopic and combined surgery. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to communicate due to language impairment or severe cognitive impairment; * Skin infection or defect of the lower extremities, which may hinder the localization of ST36 or worsen the infection; * Plan to perform more than one surgery during hospitalization; * There are coagulation disorders or peripheral vascular diseases or signs of impaired blood circulation in the lower extremities.
References
Publications (11)
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