Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:47 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 6:47 PM
NCT ID:
NCT03222557
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Consecutive patients (aged between 18 and 80) with mid/low rectal cancer (adenocarcinoma in the rectum of which the lowest margin of the tumor is located within 12 cm of the anal verge as measured by rigid sigmoidoscopy) undergoing laparoscopic sphincter-preserving TME or APR without the need of conversion
* American Society of Anesthesiologists grading I-III
* Informed consent available
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients with previous experience of acupuncture
* Those undergoing simultaneous laparoscopic resection of rectal cancer and other coexisting intraabdominal diseases
* Those undergoing laparoscopic resection of rectal cancer with en bloc resection of surrounding organs
* Those who developed intraoperative problems or complications (e.g. bleeding, tumor perforation) that required conversion
* Those undergoing emergency surgery
* Those with previous history of midline laparotomy
* Those with evidence of peritoneal carcinomatosis
* Those who are expected to receive epidural anesthesia or analgesia
* Those with cardiac pacemaker
* Those who are pregnant
* Those who are allergic to the acupuncture needles
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT03222557
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT03222557