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Can acupuncture get your gut moving again after surgery?

NCT ID NCT07496528

Symptom relief Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tests whether electroacupuncture can help bowel function return faster after minimally invasive colorectal cancer surgery. 240 adults will be randomly assigned to receive real acupuncture, sham acupuncture, or standard care. The main goal is to see how quickly patients have their first bowel movement after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
electroacupuncture
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to help people recover bowel function faster after colorectal surgery.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage trial with no phase designation. The sham group helps control for placebo effects, but results may not apply to all surgeries or patients.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 240 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Expected to start

Apr 2026

An estimate. Start dates often move.

Expected to finish

May 2029

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.

Inclusion Criteria: * Histologically confirmed colorectal cancer requiring scheduled curative-intent resection. * Age between 18 and 79 years, inclusive. * Ability to understand the study protocol and provide written informed consent. * American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification of I, II, or III. Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant or breastfeeding women. * History of major abdominal surgery within the past 4 weeks. * Receipt of chemotherapy or radiotherapy within the past 6 months. * History of organ transplantation with rejection episodes within the past 30 days. * Presence of active infection (e.g., tuberculosis, sepsis, peritonitis). * Positive for hepatitis B, hepatitis C, or HIV with an uncontrolled viral load. * Severe malnutrition, defined as a Nutritional Risk Screening (NRS 2002) score ≥ 3. * History of total colectomy or requirement for ileorectal anastomosis. * Requirement for multivisceral resection due to tumor invasion. * Scheduled for prophylactic stoma creation. * Moderate to severe cognitive impairment, epilepsy, or uncontrolled neurological disorders. * Active psychiatric illness (e.g., bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) that may interfere with study compliance. * Severe cardiopulmonary insufficiency (e.g., New York Heart Association \[NYHA\] class IV heart failure or requirement for long-term oxygen therapy). * Presence of open wounds, skin infections, or known allergies at or near the designated acupuncture sites. History of adverse reactions to acupuncture, including syncope (fainting) or needle phobia. Participation in another clinical trial within the past 6 months. Anticipated inability to complete the study protocol due to physical, psychological, or logistical reasons.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

colorectal cancer colorectal neoplasm paralytic ileus Postoperative Complications

As listed by the trial registrant

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Colorectal neoplasms Gastrointestinal motility Ileus postoperative Postoperative complication

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