Status:
TERMINATED
Auricular Acupuncture in Ureteral Stent Pain
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 battlefield auricular acupuncture at five points in right ear and five points in left ear (cingulate gyrus, thalamus, ome...
Detailed Description
Subjects will be ages 18 years or older and scheduled for routine urologic surgery. To randomize subjects, the investigators will employ a random number generator, which will minimize difference betwe...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- THIS STUDY IS BEING CONDUCTED AT A MILITARY INSTALLATION. YOU MUST HAVE MILITARY INSURANCE IN ORDER TO PARTICIPATE IN THIS STUDY.
- Inclusion:
- Male and female DoD beneficiaries
- Age 18 years or older who are scheduled for elective urologic surgery that would be expected to have the routine placement of a ureteral stent (ureteroscopy, ureteroscopy with biopsy, ureteroscopy with laser treatment of a stone, extracorporeal stone wave lithotripsy (ESWL) of stone greater than 10mm).
- Exclusion:
- Pregnant or breastfeeding.
- Traumatic ureteral injury repairs with stents.
- Ureteral stents placed during procedures for urologic cancer treatments.
- Sepsis prior to stent placement or other active urologic infection.
- Absence of ear.
- Active cellulitis of ear.
- Ear anatomy precluding identification of acupuncture landmarks.
- Non-English speaking.
- Use of Hearing Aids that preclude the insertion of ASP needles.
- Inability to comply with study protocol.
- Patients receiving treatment for chronic pain conditions.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
May 12 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
34 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02269345
Start Date
February 1 2015
End Date
May 12 2020
Last Update
July 28 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center
Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States, 89191