Battlefield Acupuncture for Pain in Hidradenitis Suppurativa
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Hidradenitis Suppurativa
- Interventions
- Procedure: Battlefield AcupunctureProcedure: Sham Acupuncture
- Registration Number
- NCT04218422
- Lead Sponsor
- Wayne State University
- Brief Summary
The investigators will investigate battlefield acupuncture as a treatment for the pain of hidradenitis suppurativa.
- Detailed Description
Participants will report their pain level daily for 4 weeks. At week 2 and 3, they will get acupuncture in the ears.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 32
Inclusion Criteria
- age 18 years or older
- dermatologist-confirmed diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
- significant pain from hidradenitis at least twice weekly
- stable treatment regimen for hidradenitis during study period
Exclusion Criteria
- disease or disfigurement of the ear that prevents battlefield acupuncture of the ears
- other chronic pain that will interfere with the ability to rate hidradenitis pain
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Treatment Battlefield Acupuncture 2 treatments of battlefield acupuncture to the bilateral ears spaced one week apart Control Sham Acupuncture 2 treatments with sham acupuncture to the bilateral ears at acupuncture points not associated with pain relief (2 liver and 1 stomach)
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Pain Numerical Rating Score Average Score from scores Recorded daily for 4 weeks Difference in Average Patient self-reported Pain Numerical Rating Score from 0-10, comparing average from 2 weeks prior to treatment with average from 2 weeks after treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
WSUPG Dermatology
🇺🇸Dearborn, Michigan, United States