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Acupuncture for Pain During Injection of Local Anaesthetic

NCT02197546 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2014-07-22

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Summary

Stimulation of acupoint LI4 has been shown to result in analgesic effects in patients experiencing acute pain. We aimed to determine whether LI4 acupuncture could reduce pain and distress in children receiving an injection of a local anaesthetic (LA). Children scheduled for dental treatment using local anesthesia as a standard treatment, received bilateral acupuncture at LI4 using indwelling fixed needles. During the treatment, the parents of the patients stimulated the needles by massage. Two different treatment regimes were compared: a standardized LA injection given 5 minutes after acupuncture, and an LA injection without acupuncture. The order of treatment was randomised, with the two treatments performed on different days. Pain intensity during LA injection, assessed by the patient with the Verbal Rating Scale or Faces Pain Scale (0-10), was used as the primary endpoint. Parent- and dentist-assessed pain intensity and agitation, heart rate, and the patients' satisfaction with the received therapy were also recorded.

Conditions

  • Pain
  • Distress
  • Satisfaction

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture & acupressure

Bilateral acupuncture with indwelling fixed needles 1.5 mm length with subsequent acupressure by the parents

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Medicine Greifswald

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christian Splieth, MD, PhD · University Medicine of Greifswald

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
4 Years
Max Age
17 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-07-31
Primary Completion
2011-06-30
Completion
2011-11-30

Countries

  • Germany

Study Locations

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