Status:
COMPLETED
Ear Acupuncture for Pain Associated With Ambulatory Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Conditions:
Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators propose to complete a randomized controlled trial to compare ear acupuncture at Cingulate gyrus, thalamus, omega 2, shen-men, and point zero on the right and left ear plus standard o...
Detailed Description
Subjects (DoD beneficiaries) that are 18 years or older with a scheduled ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery will present for their pre-op appointment. At the time of check-in the subjects meeting th...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion:
- Tricare beneficiaries receiving care at Nellis AFB.
- Male and female subjects (DoD beneficiaries), 18 years or older scheduled for ambulatory unilateral arthroscopic knee surgery.
- Unilateral arthroscopic knee surgery debridement.
- Exclusion:
- History of significant gastrointestinal bleed
- Previous documented history of stage 2 kidney disease or worse
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
- History of gastric bypass surgery
- Chronic oral steroids use
- Absence of ear
- Active cellulitis of ear
- Ear anatomy precluding identification of acupuncture landmarks
- Non-English speaking
- Taking Coumadin or any Heparin-based anticoagulant
- Use of Hearing Aids that preclude the insertion of ASP needles
- Allergy to study medications
- Inability to comply with study protocol
- Arthroscopic knee surgery with ligamentous repair
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2014
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01447329
Start Date
December 1 2011
End Date
January 1 2014
Last Update
January 19 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hospital
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States, 89191