A Randomized Controlled Study on Acupuncture for Periostoperative Pain after Open Radical Prostatectomy
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- C61Malignant neoplasm of prostate
- Registration Number
- DRKS00019884
- Lead Sponsor
- Martini-Klinik am UKE GmbH
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- Male
- Target Recruitment
- 126
Inclusion Criteria
Diagnosis with prostate cancer and scheduled for open radical prostatectomy
Exclusion Criteria
•Inability to understand the terms of this study
•Simultaenous participaton in other clinical trials possibly influencing primary or second-ary end-points or any acupuncture-related clinical trials within 30 days prior to inclusion
•Prior surgery within the last three months
•Received acupuncture within 6 weeks before surgery
•Known hypersensitivity or fear of acupuncture
•Known abuse of drugs, medications and alcohol
•Chronic pain for more than 3 months
•Continuous opioid analgesic medications for more than 3 days during the 4 weeks prior to surgery
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Postoperative pain intensity measured by Numeric Rating Scale (NRS-11) calculated as area under the curve (AUC)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method •Cumulative use (sum in mg) of routine postoperative analgesics <br>•Time to first defecation following surgery<br>•EQ-5D-5L for quality of life