Analgesic-sparing effects of acupuncture during the early postoperative phase: an open, prospective randomised clinical trial

Not Applicable

• Conditions: R52.9; K40.3; K80.2; Pain, unspecified; Unilateral or unspecified inguinal hernia, with obstruction, without gangrene; Calculus of gallbladder without cholecystitis

• Registration Number: DRKS00005977
• Lead Sponsor: Klinik für Allgemein- und ViszeralchirurgieHELIOS Klinikum Wuppertal (Standort Barmen)Lehrstuhl für Chirurgie II der Universität Witten/Herdecke

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2010-11-23
• Study Start: 2014-03-13
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Complete
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Planned elective surgery (laparoscopic cholecystectomy, open inguinal hernia repair with mesh implantation using Lichtenstein technique, or open inguinal hernia repair without mesh implantation using Shouldice technique); written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

Chronic consumption of analgesics; pregnancy; severe comorbidity (American Society of Anesthesiologists [ASA] grade 4 or 5)

Study & Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Proportion of patients who do not require analgesics (metamizol or piritramid) on any of postoperative days 0 to 2

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Maximum pain intensity (day 0, 1, and 2); dosage of pharmacologic analgesia (days 0 to 2); frequency of acupuncture (days 0 to 2); quality of life (EORTC QLQ-C30, day 2); side effects of therapy (days 0 to 2)