Clinical trial NCT05151068: the Effect of Acupoint Application Combined With Ear Acupoint Embedding in Patients After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Official title: Study on the Effect of Acupoint Application Combined With Ear Acupoint Embedding on the Discomfort Symptoms of Nasal Catheterization in Patients After Esophageal Cancer Surgery
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Traditional Chinese Medicine
Keywords: acupoint application
ear acupoint embedding
esophageal cancer surgery
unplanned extubation
thirst
thore throat
comfort
sleep
Lead sponsor: The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2021-12-09
Enrollment: 200
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 50
Maximum age (years): 70
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: To study the effect of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint seeding on the discomfort symptoms of nasal catheter in patients after esophageal cancer surgery

Detailed description: From January to December 2021, 200 patients after esophageal cancer surgery with nasal catherterization in an affiliated hospital of Soochow will be selected as the research objects, and they will be divided into experimental group (100 cases) and control group (100 cases) by random number table method. The control group will receive routine nursing care, and the experimental group will implement a precision nursing program of acupoint application combined with ear acupoint embedding on the basis of the control group. The thirst, throat pain, comfort, sleep, and unplanned extubation rate will be compared between the two groups.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

Meet the diagnostic criteria for esophageal cancer; Age 50-70 years old; Undertake radical surgery for esophageal cancer, and place a tube through the nose after surgery; The patient communicates well with no cognitive impairment; Informed consent for this study, signed informed consent .

Exclusion Criteria:

Patients undergoing mechanical ventilation after surgery; Serious complications and death after surgery; Patients with external ear diseases and skin damage; Participating in other clinical research projects.

Primary outcomes:
measure: unplanned extubation
timeFrame: Through study completion,an average of 7 days.
measure: The change of thirst
timeFrame: Evaluate at 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and 7 days after surgery
measure: The change of throe throat
timeFrame: Evaluate at 12 hours, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and 7 days after surgery
measure: The change of comfort
timeFrame: Evaluate at admission, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and 7 days.
measure: The change of sleep
timeFrame: Evaluate at admission, 24 hours, 48 hours, 72 hours and 7 days.
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Suzhou
country: China
facility: The first affiliated hospital of soochow university
state: Jiangsu
Study officials:
affiliation: The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
name: Jing Luo
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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