Postoperative Analgesia After Low Frequency Electroacupuncture

Completed

• Conditions: Inguinal Hernia
• Interventions: Procedure: Electroacupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT01722253
• Lead Sponsor: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether electroacupuncture is a effective tool to the postoperative analgesia

Detailed Description

The electroacupuncture is a known therapeutic modality with particular application to pain. In this study the investigators investigate the effect of electroacupuncture in condition of surgery, which is a particularly painful situation. The investigators will verify the postoperative analgesia, as patients will receive either electroacupuncture or placebo electroacupuncture.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-12
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-03
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-05
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-06
• Primary Completion: 2015-03
• Study Completion: 2015-04
• Status Verified: 2015-06
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-06-04
• Last Update Posted: 2015-06-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Male
• Target Recruitment: 54

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

• bilateral or recurrent hernia
• significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal, hepatic, neurological disease
• psychiatric history
• use of opioids until the last month
• body mass index greater than 30
• treatment with beta-blockers
• aged over 75
• previous experience with acupuncture
• hypersensitivity to opioids
• pacemaker patient
• patients being treated with monoamine oxidase inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors.

Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
placebo, electroacupuncture	Electroacupuncture	Electroacupuncture before and after surgery (40min and 60 min respectively) with frequency 2 Hz, and 'frequency scanning mode'. Placebo electroacupuncture, in which the needles are secured (without penetrating the skin) and connected to the electrical device, which is not functional.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Monitoring of pain with the Visual Analogue scale within the first 24 hours after surgery	within the first 24 hours after surgery	Monitoring of pain with the Visual Analogue scale performed preoperatively and at 30, 90 min, 10 hours and 24 hours after surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Control of anxiety with the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory within 24 hours after surgery	within the first 24 hours after surgery	The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory performed preoperatively and at 30, 90 min, 10 hours and 24 hours after surgery

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Aristotle University; 🇬🇷 Thessaloniki, Greece