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Acupuncture to Prevent Postoperative Bowel Paralysis (Paralytic Ileus)

Sponsor
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) (NIH)
Overall Status
Terminated
CT.gov ID
NCT00065234
Collaborator
(none)
100
Enrollment
1
Location
32
Duration (Months)
3.1
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if acupuncture is effective in preventing prolonged postoperative paralysis of the gastrointestinal tract among patients undergoing colostomy/ileostomy closure.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Procedure: Acupuncture
 Phase 2

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
Single
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
Acupuncture to Prevent Postoperative Paralytic Ileus
Study Start Date :
Sep 1, 2003
Study Completion Date :
May 1, 2006

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcome Measures

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    18 Years and Older
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    No
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Previous surgical cancer treatment with ileostomy/colostomy, now scheduled for closure

    • Hospital admission must be same day as surgery

    Exclusion Criteria:

    • Incapacitating disease

    • Concurrent herbal or laxative use

    • Use of Heparin or Coumadin

    • Upper or lower extremity deformities

    • Chronic constipation prior to cancer diagnosis

    • History of cerebrovascular accident or spinal cord injury

    • Chronic pain that has been treated with any form of major opioid or weak opioids (=/> 30mg/24 hours)

    • Pacemaker or metal implants

    • Concurrent alternative medicine/herbal use

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 MD Anderson Cancer Center Houston Texas United States 77030

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Joseph S Chiang, MD, M.D. Anderson Cancer Center

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT00065234
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • R21AT001065-01A1
    • ChiangJ
    First Posted:
    Jul 22, 2003
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 28, 2017
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2017
    Keywords provided by , ,
    Colostomy
    Ileostomy
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    Ileus
    Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Mar 28, 2017