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Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat in Patients Unable to Take Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents (NSAIDs)

NCT01301482 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 3

Last updated 2024-08-09

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of ear acupuncture alone in subjects with a contraindication to anti-inflammatory medications in the reduction of pain and hours lost from work in acute sore throat.

Conditions

  • Acute Sore Throat

Interventions

DEVICE

Ear Acupuncture

Ear acupuncture utilizes up to 10 needles (see figure 6). If at any point the subject decides not to continue with the placing of the needles, the acupuncture will cease and the number of points will be documented. The ear Acupuncture points on the right ear include Cingulate gyrus, thalamus, omega 2, shen-men, point zero. The ear Acupuncture points on the left ear include Cingulate gyrus, thalamus, omega 2, shen-men, point zero (see figures 1-5).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • David Moss, M.D. · Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital/Nellis Air Force Base

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-01-01
Primary Completion
2014-08-31
Completion
2014-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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