Treatment of Withdrawal Symptoms With NADA Acupuncture in Chronic Pain Patients

NCT03397212 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE4 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2018-01-11

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This project aims at examining the following hypotheses:

* Treatment with NADA and clonidine reduces intensity of withdrawal symptoms to a greater extent than treatment with clonidine.
* Opioid withdrawal improves pain, physical and mental functioning and reduces opioid consumption 3 months and 1 year after withdrawal.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

NADA acupuncture

Ear acupuncture protocol described by National Acupuncture Detoxification Association

OTHER

Sham acupuncture

Ear acupuncture using inactive sham points

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rigshospitalet, Denmark

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-15
Primary Completion
2022-01-15
Completion
2024-01-15

Countries

  • Denmark

Study Locations

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