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Auricular Acupuncture As Part Of A Multimodal Regimen After Distal Radius Open Reduction and Internal Fixation

NCT05974254 · Status: WITHDRAWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL

Last updated 2026-03-03

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Summary

This randomized controlled trial will test the hypothesis that patients receiving an intraoperative auricular acupuncture protocol will require less postoperative opioid analgesic use compared to those who do not receive acupuncture in the setting of a multimodal analgesic protocol for patients receiving surgery to repair distal radius fractures at a Level 1 trauma center under brachial plexus anesthesia with sedation.

Conditions

  • Radius Fracture Distal
  • Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Electroacupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jaime Ortiz, MD, MBA · Baylor College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-10-09
Primary Completion
2025-12-31
Completion
2025-12-31
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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