Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Pharyngeal Pain

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Enrollment

76

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 1, 2025

Primary Completion Date

July 1, 2026

Study Completion Date

July 30, 2026

Conditions
Sore Throat After Thyroid Surgery
Interventions
DEVICE

Transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation

The doctor will stick special electrodes on your wrist (Lieque point) and the inside of your ankle (Zhaohai point), and connect the electrical stimulation device (Han's Pain Treatment Device, Nanjing Jisheng Medical Technology Co., Ltd., which has been clinically used and provided by this project team). The current intensity will gradually increase from a small amount to the maximum level you can tolerate (starting from 1mA, not exceeding the maximum safety range of 10mA). The entire transcutaneous acupoint electrical stimulation lasts for 30 minutes. This electrical stimulation is non-traumatic and painless. Most people only feel slight numbness, swelling, and heat.

OTHER

No electrical stimulation

The doctor will attach special electrodes to your wrist (Lieque point) and the inside of your ankle (Zhaohai point), and connect them to an electrical stimulation device (Han's pain treatment device, Nanjing Jisheng Medical Technology Co., Ltd., which has been clinically used and is provided by this project team). No electricity (i.e. no stimulation)

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Nanjing First Hospital, Nanjing Medical University

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