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Effect of Laser Acupuncture on Adhesive Small Bowel Obstruction

Taiwan92 participantsStarted 2020-03-01

Plain-language summary

Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is one of the most common complications and is a major cause of admission after intra-abdominal surgery. To date, the ideal management of ASBO remains controversial. The aim of this protocol designed as a double-blind randomized controlled trial is to investigate the efficacy of laser acupuncture (LA) therapy in patients with ASBO.

Who can participate

Age range20 Years – 80 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Aged 20 to 80 years * Clinical symptoms and signs of mechanical obstruction Exclusion Criteria: * Clear non-adhesive etiology of small bowel obstruction (e.g. tumor, hernia) * Emergency surgical intervention before being admitted to the hospital * Pregnancy * Local skin infection on the acupoints, and limb amputees.

What they're measuring

Success rate of conservative treatment

Timeframe: 2 week

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04318821

SponsorChang Gung Memorial Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-02-28

Contact for this trial

Chun-Ting Liu, MD

+886-7-7317123 juntin0214@gmail.com

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