Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Qinqin Fang,1,* Jing Xie,1,* Shiyu Zheng,1,* Yuchao Hou,1 Mengdie Wu,1 Yijing Chen,2 Yuechang Yang,3 Gengqi Wang,4 Jing Li1 1Department of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chin...

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Main Authors: Fang Q, Xie J, Zheng S, Hou Y, Wu M, Chen Y, Yang Y, Wang G, Li J
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Xie J
Zheng S
Hou Y
Wu M
Chen Y
Yang Y
Wang G
Li J
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Chen Y
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description Qinqin Fang,1,* Jing Xie,1,* Shiyu Zheng,1,* Yuchao Hou,1 Mengdie Wu,1 Yijing Chen,2 Yuechang Yang,3 Gengqi Wang,4 Jing Li1 1Department of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gengqi Wang, Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email wanggengqi@126.com Jing Li, Department of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email LIJINGacu@126.comBackground: Electroacupuncture is effective in treating perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) and has good application prospects in the prevention and treatment of PND. However, the mechanism of electroacupuncture treatment for PND is comparatively unexplored.Methods/Design: This is a single-center clinical, prospective randomized controlled clinical trial protocol. 180 patients will be randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group in a ratio of 1:1. Both groups of subjects received routine care, while the treatment group will receive electroacupuncture treatment twice a day for 10 days. Acupoints will include Baihui (DU20), Shangxing (DU23), Yintang (EX-HN3), Meichong (BL3), Fengchi (GB20), Cuanzhu (BL2), Laogong (PC8), Hegu (LI4), and Zusanli (ST36). The primary outcome measure is the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE). And the secondary outcome measures are the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), superoxide dismutase (SOD), central nervous system-specific protein (s100-β) in serum. The outcome measures will be evaluated at baseline, during treatment and 1 week after treatment. What’s more, the incidence of non-delirium complications and mortality within 30 days will also be measured.Discussion: Results of this trial are expected to clarify the value of electroacupuncture performed on perioperative cognitive impairment in elderly patients undergoing hip surgery.Ethics: This trial has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (No.2024– 037).Trial Registration: International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry, ITMCTR2024000298 (http://itmctr.ccebtcm.org.cn/), registered on 25 August, 2024. The trial will comply with the Declaration of Helsinki.Keywords: protocol, electroacupuncture, perioperative cognitive impairment, elderly patients
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spelling doaj-art-c6cc1d95aa5543adb62cf3f17dafef052025-08-20T02:37:58ZengDove Medical PressJournal of Pain Research1178-70902025-06-01Volume 18Issue 132893297104326Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled TrialFang Q0Xie J1Zheng S2Hou Y3Wu M4Chen Y5Yang Y6Wang G7Li J8Department of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineDepartment of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western MedicineQinqin Fang,1,* Jing Xie,1,* Shiyu Zheng,1,* Yuchao Hou,1 Mengdie Wu,1 Yijing Chen,2 Yuechang Yang,3 Gengqi Wang,4 Jing Li1 1Department of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Preventive Medicine, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gengqi Wang, Department of Orthopedic Trauma, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email wanggengqi@126.com Jing Li, Department of Acupuncture, Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China, Email LIJINGacu@126.comBackground: Electroacupuncture is effective in treating perioperative neurocognitive disorder (PND) and has good application prospects in the prevention and treatment of PND. However, the mechanism of electroacupuncture treatment for PND is comparatively unexplored.Methods/Design: This is a single-center clinical, prospective randomized controlled clinical trial protocol. 180 patients will be randomly divided into the treatment group and the control group in a ratio of 1:1. Both groups of subjects received routine care, while the treatment group will receive electroacupuncture treatment twice a day for 10 days. Acupoints will include Baihui (DU20), Shangxing (DU23), Yintang (EX-HN3), Meichong (BL3), Fengchi (GB20), Cuanzhu (BL2), Laogong (PC8), Hegu (LI4), and Zusanli (ST36). The primary outcome measure is the Mini-mental State Examination (MMSE). And the secondary outcome measures are the Confusion Assessment Method (CAM), Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7), Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), and interleukin-6 (IL-6), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), neuron-specific enolase (NSE), superoxide dismutase (SOD), central nervous system-specific protein (s100-β) in serum. The outcome measures will be evaluated at baseline, during treatment and 1 week after treatment. What’s more, the incidence of non-delirium complications and mortality within 30 days will also be measured.Discussion: Results of this trial are expected to clarify the value of electroacupuncture performed on perioperative cognitive impairment in elderly patients undergoing hip surgery.Ethics: This trial has been approved by the Ethics Committee of Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine (No.2024– 037).Trial Registration: International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry, ITMCTR2024000298 (http://itmctr.ccebtcm.org.cn/), registered on 25 August, 2024. The trial will comply with the Declaration of Helsinki.Keywords: protocol, electroacupuncture, perioperative cognitive impairment, elderly patientshttps://www.dovepress.com/electroacupuncture-prevent-and-treat-perioperative-cognitive-impairmen-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPRprotocolelectroacupunctureperioperative cognitive impairmentelderly patients
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Xie J
Zheng S
Hou Y
Wu M
Chen Y
Yang Y
Wang G
Li J
Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Journal of Pain Research
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title Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
title_full Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
title_fullStr Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
title_full_unstemmed Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
title_short Electroacupuncture Prevent and Treat Perioperative Cognitive Impairment in Elderly Patients Undergoing Hip Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
title_sort electroacupuncture prevent and treat perioperative cognitive impairment in elderly patients undergoing hip surgery a protocol for a randomized controlled trial
topic protocol
electroacupuncture
perioperative cognitive impairment
elderly patients
url https://www.dovepress.com/electroacupuncture-prevent-and-treat-perioperative-cognitive-impairmen-peer-reviewed-fulltext-article-JPR
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