# Buccal Acupuncture for Delirium Treatment in Older Patients Recovering From Orthopedic Surgery

> **NCT05537155** · NA · WITHDRAWN · sponsor: **Peking University First Hospital**

## Conditions studied

- Older Patients
- Orthopedic Surgery
- Postoperative Delirium
- Acupuncture
- Treatment

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Buccal acupuncture in addition to routine care
- **OTHER:** Routine care

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05537155
- **Lead sponsor:** Peking University First Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** WITHDRAWN
- **Start date:** 2022-10
- **Primary completion:** 2024-01
- **Final completion:** 2024-03
- **Target enrollment:** 0 (ACTUAL)
- **Why stopped:** We do not have enough physicians who are authorized to perform buccal acupuncture in both hospitals.
- **Last updated:** 2025-07-31

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05537155

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05537155, "Buccal Acupuncture for Delirium Treatment in Older Patients Recovering From Orthopedic Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05537155. Licensed CC0.

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