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Ancient meets modern: acupuncture and herbs aim to speed gut recovery after surgery

NCT ID NCT07081802

Symptom relief Sponsor: Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study tests whether adding transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) and traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) to standard recovery care helps the gut work normally sooner after major abdominal surgery. About 148 adults having pancreas or colorectal surgery will be randomly assigned to receive either standard care or standard care plus TEAS and TCM. The main goals are to see how quickly patients pass gas and have a bowel movement after surgery.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 148 people

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Started

Sep 2025

Expected to finish

Sep 2026

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Lead sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 80 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged \>18 years with no severe preoperative gastrointestinal dysfunction (e.g., no chronic gastrointestinal diseases such as long-term constipation or diarrhea). * Scheduled abdominal Grade IV surgeries (limited to liver, gallbladder, pancreas, stomach, or intestinal procedures) performed via open or laparoscopic approach. * Preoperative American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Physical Status Classification of I-III. * Patients and their families fully understand the study's purpose, methods, potential risks/benefits, and provide signed informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Comorbid severe systemic diseases. * Local skin abnormalities at acupoints (e.g.,broken skin, infection, allergies, or scarring). * Preoperative long-term use (\>1 month) of gastrointestinal motility-affecting drugs (e.g., mosapride, domperidone) that cannot be discontinued, or allergies to TCM components/electrode materials. * Psychiatric disorders or cognitive impairment rendering patients unable to comply with the study. Elimination Criteria: * Non-compliance with treatment protocols (e.g., receiving \<80% of planned sessions). * Significant missing data. * Occurrence of severe adverse events unrelated to the study intervention.

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ERAS Traditional chinese medication (TCM)

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  • Guang'anmen Hospital China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences

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    Beijing, Beijing Municipality, 100053, China

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