Management of Postoperative Pain Following Total Knee Arthroplasty by Using Acupuncture-moxibustion Therapy

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Osteoarthritis, Knee
• Interventions: Procedure: acupuncture-moxibustion therapy; Procedure: Regular therapy

• Registration Number: NCT01047384
• Lead Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Brief Summary

Orthopedic surgery is reportedly among the most painful surgical procedures. Surgical damage following major orthopedic surgery often involves a large, deep incision with considerable tissue dissection and muscle, bone, and vascular exposure. Post-operative pain after such surgery is exacerbated on movement or by reflex spasms of the muscles, which may delay mobilization, reduce satisfaction, prolong hospitalization, and possibly increase medical costs.

We design a prospective randomized study for postoperative pain control following total knee arthroplasty.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2010-01
• Study Start: 2010-01
• Study First Submitted: 2010-01-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-01-08
• Study First Posted: 2010-01-12
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-05-19
• Last Update Posted: 2014-05-21

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosed for surgery of osteoarthritis of knee
• ability to tolerate surgery under general anesthesia.

Exclusion Criteria

• refusal or the lack of mental ability to provide informed consent
• neuropathic pain or sensory disorders in the leg requiring surgery
• previous surgery of the knee joint
• coagulation abnormalities
• chronic opioid users
• known history of intolerance to acupuncture-moxibustion therapy

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Experimental	acupuncture-moxibustion therapy	acupuncture-moxibustion therapy
Regular therapy	Regular therapy	Regular therapy

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain VAS score	pre-operaton, immediately post operation, postop 6hrs, postop 12hrs, postop 18hrs, postop 24hrs, post op 48hrs, postop 72hrs

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Functional score: SF-36	Pre-operation, immediately post-operation, postop 6 weeks, postop 12 weeks

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Chang Gung Memorial Hospital; 🇨🇳 Kweishian, Taoyuan, Taiwan