# Effect of Electroacupuncture on the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing the Major Surgery

> **NCT03606941** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Tianjin Nankai Hospital** · enrollment: 1100 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Delirium

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** electroacupuncture treatment
- **DEVICE:** sham electroacupuncture treatment

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03606941
- **Lead sponsor:** Tianjin Nankai Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-09-07
- **Primary completion:** 2022-07-31
- **Final completion:** 2022-10-31
- **Target enrollment:** 1100 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-11-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03606941

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03606941, "Effect of Electroacupuncture on the Incidence of Postoperative Delirium in Elderly Patients Undergoing the Major Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-24 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03606941. Licensed CC0.

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