Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture for Pain During Injection of Local Anaesthetic
Lead Sponsor:
University Medicine Greifswald
Conditions:
Pain
Distress
Eligibility:
All Genders
4-17 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Stimulation of acupoint LI4 has been shown to result in analgesic effects in patients experiencing acute pain. We aimed to determine whether LI4 acupuncture could reduce pain and distress in children ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- children with an American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) physical status of I or II
- scheduled for at least two dental treatments for caries requiring local anaesthesia
Exclusion
- history of analgesic medication, psychiatric disease, or local or systemic infection
- necessity to change their treatment schedule
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
49 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02197546
Start Date
July 1 2010
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
July 22 2014
Active Locations (1)
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University Medicine of Greifswald
Greifswald, Germany, 17475