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Acupuncture for Prevention of Itch in Caesarean Section

NCT03458572 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2025-06-04

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Summary

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of using a commercially available acupuncture stud at the LI11 acupuncture point at reducing the severity of itch caused by intrathecal diamorphine in elective caesarean section.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Seirin Pyonex press needle acupuncture

Acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Obstetric Anaesthetists' Association United Kingdom

    collaborator OTHER

  • Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Tim Orr, Dr · Trainee Anaesthesia (CT1-ST6)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-02-12
Primary Completion
2018-11-15
Completion
2018-11-15

Countries

  • United Kingdom

Study Locations

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