Auricular Acupuncture for Pain Relief After Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain

• Registration Number: NCT00233857
• Lead Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald

Brief Summary

The aim was to investigate whether auricular acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture in relief of acute postoperative pain and in reduction of analgesics consumption on demand and their side effects in patients after ambulatory knee arthroscopy

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-08
• Primary Completion: 2004-07
• Study Completion: 2004-08
• Study First Submitted: 2005-10-05
• Study First Submitted QC: 2005-10-05
• Study First Posted: 2005-10-06
• Status Verified: 2011-02
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-02-25
• Last Update Posted: 2011-02-28

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to II scheduled for ambulatory knee arthroscopy under general anesthesia.
2. Surgery time does not exceed 60 minutes.
3. Patients without previous opioid and/or psychiatric medication.
4. Patients ranged 16-65 years old.
5. Patients able to use Visual Analogue Scale-100 for pain intensity measurement.
6. Patients who have given informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant or nursing females.
2. Recidivist alcoholics and/or patients with history of psychiatric disease.
3. Local or systemic infection.
4. Age < 16 and > 65 years.
5. Surgery time more than 60 minutes.
6. Inability to use Visual Analogue Scale-100.
7. Patients consumed opioid medication before surgery.
8. Patients with prosthetic or damaged cardiac valves (s. Potential risks)
9. Patients who are unable to understand the consent form.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative ibuprofen requirement after the surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity assessed by patients on VAS-100 ; total piritramide requirement in anesthesia recovery room; incidence of analgesia-related side effects

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine Department, University of Greifswald, Germany; 🇩🇪 Greifswald, Germany