Efficacy of early-intervention acupuncture for suspected acute renal colic caused by urinary calculi: a randomized controlled trial
Phase 1
- Conditions
- Suspected acute renal colic caused by urinary calculi
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2100005091
- Lead Sponsor
- Beijing Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Capital Medical University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
1. To be diagnosed with urinary calculi and renal colic;
2. Age 18 to 80 years old;
3. Patients with moderate to severe pain (NRS>=4);
4. Sign the informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
1. Those who have received analgesia 6 hours before treatment;
2. Chronic pain due to tumor, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis and other reasons;
3. Hematological diseases: such as hemophilia, patients with coagulation disorders; thrombocytopenia (<50×10^9/L); those who use anticoagulant drugs;
4. Those who have had serious adverse reactions to acupuncture in the past;
5. Patients with skin infection at the acupuncture site;
6. Those with mental illness or history of drug abuse, or with severe cognitive impairment;
7. Pregnant or lactating women.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Response rate (the proportion of participants whose pain reduced >=50% compared with baseline);
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Evaluation of patient satisfaction;Surgical intervention;Credibility and expectancy;The proportion of patients requiring additional analgesia;Blinding assessment;Re-visit rate caused for acute renal colic;Numeric rating scale;Adverse events;