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Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Thyroid Surgery Patients: Perspective Study Acupuncture Versus Drugs

NCT01579786 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 121

Last updated 2014-02-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate if acupuncture may reduce intraoperative ULTIVA (remifentanil) consumption and post operative pain measured with VAS, italian version Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain and drug consumption (acetaminophen daily consumption).

Conditions

  • Post Operative Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acetaminophen and acupuncture

All patients will receive acetaminophen (maximum 3g/day) for all seven days after surgery and will receive acupuncture treatment at first day after performing surgery and thirty minutes before operation

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Padova

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Professor Nitti, Donato · University of Pdova

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-12-31
Completion
2014-02-28

Countries

  • Italy

Study Locations

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