The Feasibility of Integrating Ear Acupuncture for Pain in Patients Being Transported Via the Aeromedical Evacuation System From Ramstein Air Base to Andrews AFB, Maryland USA: An Observational Study

Samueli Institute for Information Biology1 site in 1 country40 target enrollmentJanuary 2011

ConditionsMusculoskeletal Pain

Overview

Phase: Not Applicable
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Musculoskeletal Pain
Sponsor: Samueli Institute for Information Biology
Enrollment: 40
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Pain
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 12 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to test the feasibility of integrating a simple bilateral ear acupuncture procedure (Auricular Stimulation Procedure - ASP) into the standard care delivered in the Aeromedical Evacuation system and 2) to observe and document any changes in pain scores and in-flight related symptoms and factors (e.g. sinus block/pain, ear block pain, nausea/air sickness) typically monitored during transportation of wounded warriors from Ramstein Air Base (RAB) to Andrews Air Force Base (AAFB).

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

January 2011

End Date

January 2012

Last Updated

12 years ago

Study Type

Observational

Sex

All

Investigators

Sponsor

Samueli Institute for Information Biology

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•Age 18 or over
•NRS Pain rating \> 0
•Military beneficiaries undergoing aeromedical evacuation from RAB to AAFB

Exclusion Criteria

•Medically unstable or otherwise unable to participate including those with the inability to consent
•Allergy to metals
•Ear trauma
•Unhealed wounds on the ears
•Piercing or scar tissue in any of the ear acupuncture point areas
•Pregnancy