Acupuncture for Pain Control After Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Postoperative Pain; Knee Arthroscopy; Acupuncture
• Interventions: Other: Acupuncture

• Registration Number: NCT04134702
• Lead Sponsor: University Medicine Greifswald

Brief Summary

Aim of the study: To investigate whether acupuncture with indwelling fixed needles reduces pain and analgesic requirement and foster mobilization in patients after arthroscopic knee surgery (AKS) Design: Prospective pilot investigation with non-randomized arm Number of patients: N = 60 (30 patients with acupuncture additional to standard pain treatment (SPT) vs. 30 patients with SPT only Inclusion criteria: Adult patients scheduled to elective AKS in general anaesthesia with \< 80 min. duration Without previous opioid and psychotropic medication Given informed consentOutcome measures: Postoperative analgesic requirement; Pain intensity; Incidence of side effects; Physiological parameters; Mobilization score

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-02-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-10-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-10-21
• Study First Posted: 2019-10-22
• Status Verified: 2021-01
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-01-08
• Last Update Posted: 2021-01-11
• Primary Completion: 2022-12-31
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to II scheduled for elective ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery under standardized general anesthesia
2. Surgery time does not exceed 80 minutes
3. Patients without previous opioid and psychotropic medication
4. Patients aged between 19 and 55 years, able to fill in the study questionnaire (Appendix F)
5. Patients who have given written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Current psychiatric disease
2. Local skin infection at the sites of acupuncture
3. Aged < 19 or > 55 years
4. Failure to follow the standardized schema of general anaesthesia
5. Surgery time more than 80 minutes
6. Intraoperative complications (bleeding, required blood transfusion more than 6 units of packed cells, cardiovascular instability, required catecholamines)
7. Patients who consumed opioid medication at least 6 months before surgery
8. Patients who are unable to understand the consent form or to fill in the study questionnaire.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Acupuncture	Acupuncture	30 patients will receive acupuncture additionally to standard pharmacological therapy of postoperative pain

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Analgesic requirement	10 days	Total dose of ibuprofen taken by the patient during 10 days after arthroscopic knee surgery

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Pain intensity: verbal rating scale	10 days after surgery	Pain intensity measured using verbal rating scale from 0=no pain to 10=maximal pain
Side affects	10 days after surgery	Incidence of analgesic induced side effects

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University Medicine of Greifswald; 🇩🇪 Greifswald, Vorpommern, Germany