Can acupuncture improve sedation during colonoscopie
Recruiting
- Conditions
- patients ondergoing colonoscopies
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON27757
- Lead Sponsor
- Department of Anesthesiology, Academic Medical Centre AMC, Meibergdreef 9, 1100 DD Amsterdam
- Brief Summary
/A
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 153
Inclusion Criteria
Eligible patients for participation in this clinical trial are those planned to undergo elective diagnostic or therapeutic colonoscopy. The patients must comply with the following criteria in order to be eligible to participate in this clinical study: Age range ¡Ý 18 years, ASA classification I ¡§C III. Written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
Age range < 18 years, ASA classification IV or higher Nickel allergy (acupuncture needles), Pacemaker (Application of electroacupuncture) psychiatric and neurologic disorders, use of anticoagulants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction of sedatives for colonoscopies by using additional acupuncture compared to sedation alone.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Patients's satisfaction after colonoscopy by using additional acupuncture compared to sedation alone.