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Acupuncture Versus IV Morphine in the Treatment of Acute Pain in ED

NCT02152410 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: EARLY_PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 100

Last updated 2016-06-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Renal colics are a common cause af acute intense pain in medical emergency settings requiring often the use of high level antalgics (opioid) to relief the patient.

In the other hand, Acupuncture is well known widely for its therapeutic characteristics, especially in relieving pain.

the aim of these study is to compare this two pain relieving techniques in patients consulting the emergency departement (ED) for acute onset renal colics.

Conditions

  • Renal Colic

Interventions

DEVICE

acupuncture

Acupuncture will be applied according to the standards for reporting interventions in clinical trials of acupuncture (STRICTA)

DRUG

Morphine

bolus of 5 mg of morphine (5 cc) and 2 mg (2cc) every 10 minutes if no improvement of VAS (VAS\> 30).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Emergency NGO Onlus

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Monastir

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nouira Samir, Professor · University hospital of Monastir

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-04-30
Primary Completion
2013-04-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • Tunisia

Study Locations

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