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A Pilot Clinical Trial to Evaluate the Effects of Acupuncture in Patients on Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation

NCT01621139 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 20

Last updated 2013-11-13

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the role of acupuncture use on: 1) decrease the requirements for pharmacologic analgesic, 2) improve patient-reported pain, 3) expedite recovery process, and 4) improve the quality of life.

Conditions

  • Mechanical Ventilation Complication

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Patients on mechanical ventilation greater than two days will be randomly assigned to real acupuncture group or sham acupuncture group

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-01-31
Primary Completion
2013-07-31
Completion
2013-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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