Acupuncture for pain control after adenotonsillectomy
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Ear, Nose and ThroatPaediatricspostoperative pain management
- Registration Number
- PACTR201806003339337
- Lead Sponsor
- suez canal university hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 58
Inclusion Criteria
1) Children undergoing adeno-tonsillectomy.
2) Males and females
3) age from 3¿12 years
Exclusion Criteria
1) Skin lesions near acupuncture sites.
2) Psychiatric disorders.
3) Coagulopathy.
4) Intake of medications possibly affecting postoperative pain.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method postoperative first request of analgesia
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method blood pressure;heart rate;O2 saturation %;pain scores according to facial analogue scores;postoperative analgesic consumption;nausea and/or vomiting