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Needles before knife: acupuncture may ease Post-Surgery sleep problems

NCT ID NCT07662733

Symptom relief Sponsor: Shanghai General Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether acupuncture at specific points before and after lung cancer surgery can improve sleep and reduce long-term pain. About 316 patients will receive either real or sham acupuncture alongside standard care. The goal is to see if this simple, low-risk treatment can help patients rest better and avoid chronic pain after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
acupuncture
What this could lead to
If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to help lung cancer patients sleep better after surgery and possibly lower their risk of long-term pain.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial testing a temporary effect. The placebo effect is strong with acupuncture, so the real benefit may be small or none.

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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 316 people

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

Started

Jun 2025

Expected to finish

Nov 2027

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

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

18 to 75 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： 1. Patients aged 18-75 years scheduled for elective video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) for lung cancer resection. 2. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status classification I-II. 3. Body Mass Index (BMI) between 18.5 and 28 kg/m². 4. Clinical tumor stage according to the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC TNM Classification: cTis-3N0-1M0. 5. Mentally competent, able to understand and correctly use the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain assessment. 6. Willing and able to provide written informed consent prior to study participation. Exclusion Criteria： 1. Critical preoperative condition or inability to cooperate. 2. History of sleep apnea or moderate to severe snoring. 3. Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) ≥7 or Athens Insomnia Scale (AIS) score ≥6. 4. Implanted cardiac pacemaker, preoperative sinus bradycardia (heart rate ≤50 bpm), sinoatrial node disease, or second-/third-degree atrioventricular block. 5. Long-term use of anticonvulsants, antidepressants, or other psychotropic medications. 6. Known hypersensitivity or allergy to the study materials (needles/devices) or related medications. 7. Severe cardiac, hepatic, or renal dysfunction. 8. Participation in another clinical trial within the past 3 months. 9. Hearing and/or language communication impairment. 10. Pregnancy or breastfeeding. 11. Fever (body temperature ≥38.5°C) or clinical evidence of infection (hematological, radiological, and/or microbiological) prior to surgery. 12. Planned reoperation, or anticipated postoperative recurrence, severe complications, or critical illness requiring exclusion from follow-up.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

lung cancer Pain, Postoperative

As listed by the trial registrant

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Chronic post-surgical pain Postoperative sleep disturbances

How to take part

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  1. The places running it

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Shanghai First People's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, 201620, China

  • Shanghai First People's Hospital

    RECRUITING

    Shanghai, China

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