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Battlefield Acupuncture and Its Use In Multimodal Perioperative Anesthesia Care

NCT04615299 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2022-03-18

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Summary

The study hypothesis is that perioperative Auricular (battlefield) acupuncture for general surgery and urology cases undergoing general anesthesia will decrease opioid requirements, postoperative pain, the incidence of PONV, and the incidence of perioperative anxiety in comparison to simulated (placebo) perioperative battlefield acupuncture.

Conditions

  • Acupuncture, Ear

Interventions

DEVICE

Auricular acupuncture

Auricular or Battlefield acupuncture is an auricular therapy which has been in existence for centuries, with roots tied to Eastern Asian medicine.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

    collaborator FED

  • Anesthesiology WSU/DMC-NorthStar

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Padmavathi Patel, MD · Wayne State University, John D. Dingell VA Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
100 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-06
Primary Completion
2019-06-06
Completion
2019-06-06
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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