Transcutaneous Electrical Acustimulation on Postoperative Bowel Function Recovery in Elderly Patients

Official record

Identifier

NCT07574502

Recruiting locations

country

China

Interventions studied

TEAsham-TEA

Lead sponsor

Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital

Target enrolment

190 participants

Study type

INTERVENTIONAL

Phase

Not applicable

Status

Recruiting

First posted

May 8, 2026

Last updated on the registry

Aug 14, 2026

Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Study contact

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Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria:

* Age ≥ 65 years old.
* Elective minimally invasive (laparoscopic or robotic) resection of colorectal cancer.
* American Society of Anesthesiologists classification (ASA) 1-4.
* Able to understand the research process and the use of various assessment scales, and able to communicate effectively with the researchers.
* The patient voluntarily participates in this study and signs the informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Previous history of abdominal gastrointestinal surgery.
* Planned for palliative or emergency surgery.
* Planned for open abdominal surgery or creation of a new stoma.
* Transfer to ICU.
* Diagnosed with severe heart, liver, kidney or mental system diseases.
* Patients with implanted cardiac pacemakers.
* Patients currently using or having used in the past month glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, dual glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) receptor agonists, and sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors.
* Planned to use epidural anesthesia or epidural analgesia.
* Presence of local skin lesions, infection at the stimulation site, or obvious skin allergy or severe skin sensitivity to electrodes/adhesive materials.
* Participated in other clinical studies within the past 3 months or received acupuncture treatment within the past month.
* Other conditions that the investigator considers make the patient unsuitable for participation in this study.

Indexed under

Colorectal Cancer