Status:
TERMINATED
Acupuncture and Post-Surgical Wound Healing
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, San Francisco
Conditions:
Postoperative Complications
Surgical Wound Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine if acupuncture improves wound healing. Since we, the investigators at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF), know that how much oxygen is deliver...
Detailed Description
This is a prospective, randomized, controlled pilot study of the effects of acupuncture on surgical site complications in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting. The past forty years of r...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults (age \> 18)
- Males/females
- All races
- Elective/urgent CABG
- Open saphenous vein graft harvest
- University of California, San Francisco, and additional approved hospital sites
Exclusion
- Pre-operative
- Emergent CABG, valves
- History of peripheral vascular surgery, amputation, severe peripheral neuropathy, immunocompromise, or end-stage renal disease requiring hemodialysis
- Post-operative
- Postoperative day 1 (POD1) hemodynamic instability
- ≥ 4u packed red blood cells transfusion (PRBC)/8 hours, CT \> 200cc/hour 3 hours, \> 2 pressors
- Prolonged intubation (\> POD1)
- Altered mental status
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 1 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
65 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00260494
Start Date
March 1 2005
End Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
July 23 2013
Active Locations (1)
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University of California, San Francisco
San Francisco, California, United States, 94143-0648