Can Electroacupuncture Prevent Prolonged Ileus After Laparoscopic Surgery for Mid and Low Rectal Cancer? A Prospective Study With Matched Historical Controls
Interventional
Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment
Incidence of prolonged ileus
Defined as the inability to tolerate fluid diet by 4 days after surgery, associated with the need for nasogastric decompression and/or parenteral nutrition support.
Up to 1 month
No
Simon SM Ng, MD
Principal Investigator
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Joint CUHK-NTEC Clinical Research Ethics Committee
CRE-2013.032
NCT01844908
May 2013
May 2014
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