Acupuncture for pain relief
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- investigation of the effect of acupuncture on post-op chest pain after open heart surgery.Acute post-thoracotomy painG89.12
- Registration Number
- IRCT20180530039913N1
- Lead Sponsor
- Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
Inclusion Criteria
Patients who undergo CABG
Exclusion Criteria
Lack of patient collaboration for continuing acupuncture sessions
Uncontrolled arrhythmia
Decompensated Heart failure
AV block 3rd degree
Acute systemic disease or fever
Presence of any scars , inflammation or skin tag on related acupuncture points
Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Chest pain after postoperative heart surgery based on VAS questionnaire. Timepoint: Determine the amount of pain after the end of each acupuncture session in the control group in the study group. Method of measurement: VAS score questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method