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Acupuncture for Pre-Procedure Anxiety

NCT03480919 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 4

Last updated 2019-11-12

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Summary

It is common for patients undergoing spinal injections to report anxiety prior to the injection. Although sedation, general anesthesia, and medications can be used to reduce anxiety, the use of sedative agents during the procedure can increase the risk of spinal cord injury. The purpose of this study is to see if receiving acupuncture before a spinal injection can effectively reduce patients' anxiety. Only patients who are scheduled to receive a spinal injection at this institution will be eligible for the study.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Shen Men acupuncture

20-minute acupuncture session

PROCEDURE

Epidural injection

Epidural injection for the relief of back pain

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-20
Primary Completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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