Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat.
- Conditions
- Acute Sore Throat
- Interventions
- Device: Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture
- Registration Number
- NCT01302769
- Lead Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare ear acupuncture plus standard of care versus standard therapy (anti-inflammatory medications) in the reduction of pain, reduction in oral anti inflammatory medication use, hours lost from work in acute sore throat.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 56
Not provided
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description battlefield auricular acupuncture Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture battlefield auricular acupuncture
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Reduction in Pain 48 hours per subject Subjects will be randomized to receive either standard treatment alone or standard treatment plus ear acupuncture.
Subjects will be asked 15 minutes after their treatment to assess their pain on a likert scale of 0-10. After the subject has left the clinic, phone calls will be made at 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours to assess their pain level.
Scale: 11-point scale of 0-10 with 10 being the worst pain.
Subjects who report back after 48 hours with unimproved sore throat will be instructed to make a same day follow up with the clinic.Missed Work Hours 48 hours per subject Ibuprofen Doses Taken 48 hours per subject Subjects will be randomized to receive either standard treatment alone or standard treatment plus ear acupuncture.
After the subject has left the clinic, phone calls will be made at 6 hours, 24 hours and 48 hours to ask the number of doses of ibuprofen taken.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Mike O'Callaghan Federal Hosptial
🇺🇸Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States