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Acupuncture on Anxiety and Inflammatory Events Following Surgery of Mandibular Third Molars

NCT03545022 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 18

Last updated 2018-06-04

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Summary

The aim of this study was to compare the effect of acupuncture and placebo acupuncture for the control of pain, edema, and trismus following the extraction of third molars and control of preoperative anxiety. Patients who met the study criteria were randomized to the type of acupuncture (active acupuncture or placebo acupuncture) and to the side of the first surgery (right or left).

Conditions

  • Tooth Extraction
  • Molar, Third
  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Trismus
  • Edema
  • Anxiety

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

The application of acupuncture was performed in four sessions, 30 minutes prior to surgery, 24, 48 and 72 hours following the surgery, before variables measurements. The points were manually stimulated and the needles were inserted up to 4mm. There were 11 points, applied bilaterally, two of them, point VG20 and Yintang, for anxiety control, only at the preoperative time and not bilateral. The points to reduce pain, edema, and trismus were IG4 (Hegu), F3 (Taichong) and E44 (Neiting), TA21 (Ermen), ID19 (Ting-Kong), E6 (Jiagle) and E7 (Towei) , point B60 (Kunlum) and VB34 (Yanglingquan). All patients received the same treatment in all sessions. After the needle devices were inserted, the needles were re-stimulated manually once after 10 minutes and removed after more 10 minutes.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal University of the Valleys of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Anna Catharina V Armond · Federal University of Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
17 Years
Max Age
30 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-08-31
Primary Completion
2017-03-31
Completion
2017-03-31

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