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Electro-acupuncture (EA) in Children Undergoing Procedures for Congenital Heart Defects.

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Congenital Heart Defect
Registration Number
NCT03297658
Lead Sponsor
West Virginia University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
59
Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patients 0-18 years of age undergoing procedures on their congenital heart defects<br> where an aortic cross clamp will be placed.<br><br>Additionally, patients with coarctation of the aorta for repair will be considered as a<br>separate group and eligible for enrollment.<br><br> - Willing to provide written Assent/Consent in English.<br><br>Exclusion Criteria:<br><br> - Patients with skin lesions over more than 50% of EA sites.<br><br> - Patients in renal failure.<br><br> - Patients on chronic opioid therapy.<br><br> - Unwilling to provide written Assent/Consent in English.

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Change in Troponin level
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Evaluate the incidence and severity of pain in the post operative period;Evaluate Acute Kidney Injury
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