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The Effect of Acupuncture on Pre-operative Anxiety Levels in Neurosurgical Patients: a Randomised, Controlled Trail

NCT02561572 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 128

Last updated 2017-03-13

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Summary

Preoperative anxiety has been associated with adverse consequences, including increased anaesthetic and analgesic requirements and overall dissatisfaction with care. Traditionally this has been treated with sedative drugs, such as benzodiazepines, but these can be associated with a sedative "hangover" with sedation continuing into the postoperative period. This is undesirable in patients undergoing neurosurgical procedures, as there is a need to assess neurological status in the immediate postoperative period. Acupuncture at the Yintang point (on the forehead between the eyebrows) has been shown to effectively reduce preoperative anxiety, but studies undertaken in the United Kingdom and neurosurgical population are lacking. The investigators aim to investigate the effect of acupuncture at the Yintang point on preoperative anxiety. Anxiety levels will be measured using two validated questionnaires: the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI) and Amsterdam Preoperative Anxiety and Information Scale (APAIS).

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

Yintang point acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Sheffield

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Matthew D Wiles, BM BS FRCA · Consutant, Sheffield Teachinh Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-04-30
Completion
2016-04-30

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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