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Electroacupuncture Improves Pain and Wrist Functionality

NCT04178265 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2019-12-12

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Summary

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) is the main stable structure of the distal ulnar joint (DRUJ), and the damage of the triangular fibrocartilage complex is the most common cause of pain in the ulnar side of the wrist in the young athlete population. Once TFCC is injured, arthroscopic surgery is a common repair method. And, the postoperative goal is to restore the function of the forearm and the mobility of the wrist joint. Therefore, rehabilitation treatment is the key. However, postoperative patients often delay rehabilitation therapy due to pain, resulting in stiffer wrist joints. In recent years, electroacupuncture(EA) has been widely used to relieve pain after surgery, and many studies have confirmed that it is effective. And it is already an alternative to postoperative pain relief. The investigators hope that by electroacupuncture, the investigators can help patients reduce pain, increase joint mobility, and make patients willing to start rehabilitation therapy, reduce joint stiffness, and restore wrist function as soon as possible, which will help patients return to work and normal life early.

Conditions

  • Electroacupuncture

Interventions

OTHER

Electroacupuncture

needles were inserted to Kunlun(BL60), Yanglingquan (GB34), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Taixi (KI 3) contralateral to the operated leg and deqi sensation elicited at acupoints.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • China Medical University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Yung-Cheng Chiu, MD · China Medical University Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-06
Primary Completion
2020-05-05
Completion
2020-05-05

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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