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Pain Relief With Integrative Medicine (PRIMe)?: Feasibility of Acupuncture for Long COVID

NCT06476496 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 93

Last updated 2026-05-12

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Summary

The goal of this preliminary study is to test methods and procedures to be used in a fully-powered trial to evaluate acupuncture treatment effectiveness. Specifically, we will test the feasibility of conducting a 2-arm randomized clinical trial for evaluating the effectiveness of acupuncture for pain in patients with long COVID. Researchers will compare pain intensity and impact on general activities over 5 months in those who receive acupuncture treatment compared to patients who are receiving usual long COVID care.

Participants will complete 4 online surveys at weeks 0, 4, 8, and 20. These surveys include validated mental and physical health questionnaires. Participants who are randomly selected to receive the intervention will receive 8 acupuncture treatment sessions.

Conditions

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

A licensed acupuncturist will insert sterile disposable acupuncture needles in the selected body and ear acupoints aiming to alleviate long COVID related pain symptoms. Needles will be removed after 20 minutes of retention. After all the needles are removed, the acupuncturist will insert Pyonex press tack needles (0.3mm) in the participants' left ears and suggest the participants retain them in their ears for up to 5 days.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Nikki Gentile, MD, PhD · University of Washington

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2024-06-21
Primary Completion
2025-03-30
Completion
2025-06-23

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT06476496 on ClinicalTrials.gov