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Acupuncture for Pain Management of Hemodialysis Patients

NCT01102816 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1

Last updated 2011-01-26

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility, effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for pain management in hemodialysis patients.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Individualized acupuncture treatment

Individualized acupuncture treatment which focuses on each patient's symptoms and conditions will be provided twice a week for 6 weeks on a non-dialysis access day or before hemodialysis at dialysis-access day. 10-20 acupuncture needles will be inserted on the body except the arteriovenous fistula-located arm(s). Electrical stimulation of acupuncture will be conducted on 4 needles and the remained needles will be manipulated manually to elicit de-qi sensation. Needle retention time will be 20 minutes. Routine care provided by dialysis staffs, primary physicians and other healthcare providers will be maintained. Patients who received acupuncture treatment will be interviewed to explore patient's perceptions and experiences of acupuncture for their pain management. (Nested-qualitative study)

OTHER

Routine care

Patients in this group will maintain routine care provided by their dialysis staffs, primary physicians or other healthcare providers for symptomatic care and disease management of end-stage renal disease through 6 weeks. After post-treatment evaluation, acupuncture treatment will be provided to patients who want to receive acupuncture treatment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

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Principal Investigators

  • Kun Hyung Kim, MS · Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-05-31
Primary Completion
2011-02-28
Completion
2011-04-30

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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