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Evaluaing the Effects of Electroacupuncture for Postoperative Pain Relief in Patients With Distal Radius Fracture

NCT04250974 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2020-02-17

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Summary

Single-blinded, randomized preliminary study evaluating the effects of electroacupuncture for postoperative pain relief in patients with distal radius fracture.

Distal radius fracture is extremely common, and it is about 10% of all fractures in the human body. Therefore, the distal radius is the most frequently fractured part of the upper limbs of the human body. Once the fracture occurs, internal fixation is the main surgical procedure. The postoperative analgesic method is generally oral or injection analgesic. In recent years, electroacupuncture(EA) has been widely used to relieve pain after surgery, and many studies have confirmed that it is effective. However, there is no evaluation of analgesic efficacy after the surgery of distal radius fracture. Therefore, it is hoped that the efficacy of EA for analgesia after the surgery of distal radius fracture is demonstrated by this study. And, the investigators also hope the investigators can reduce the use of painkillers through EA.

Methods: It is expected that 30 patients will be randomly assigned to the following groups: EA group,EA at points; non-point group, EA at non-points, control group without EA

1. EA group:EA at points after surgery
2. non-point group: EA at non-points after surgery
3. Control group: no EA

Conditions

  • Postoperative Pain Relief

Interventions

OTHER

electroacupuncture

acupuncture with electricity

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
20 Years
Max Age
70 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-05
Primary Completion
2020-11-28
Completion
2020-11-28

Countries

  • Taiwan

Study Locations

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