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NCT Number: NCT00334165

Auricular Acupuncture for Analgesia During Total Hip Arthroplasty

The aim is to investigate whether auricular acupuncture is superior to sham acupuncture in relief of acute pain and in reduction of analgesics in patients during total hip arthroplasty

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Key information

Conditions

Acute Pain Neurologic Manifestations Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Signs and Symptoms Total Hip Arthroplasty

Age range

45 year–85 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

University of Berlin, Campus Charite, Berlin, Germany

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to III scheduled for elective hip arthroplasty because of degenerative osteoarthritis under general anesthesia.
  • Surgery time does not exceed 100 minutes.
  • Patients without previous opioid medication.
  • Patients ranged 45-85 years old.
  • Patients who have given informed consent.

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or nursing females.
  • Recidivist alcoholics.
  • Local or systemic infection.
  • Age < 45 and > 85 years.
  • Surgery time more than 100 minutes.
  • Intraoperative complications (bleeding, required blood transfusion more than 4 units of packed cells , cardiovascular instability, required catecholamines).
  • Patients consumed opioid medication before surgery.
  • Patients with prosthetic or damaged cardiac valves.
  • Patients who are unable to understand the consent form.
  • History of psychiatric disease.

Treatment and study plan

Auricular acupuncture (procedure)

Procedure

Primary outcomes

  1. Intraoperative analgesics requirement

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Medicine Greifswald

Other

Collaborators

  • Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin

Registry information

Official study title

Auricular Acupuncture (AA) vs. Sham Acupuncture for Complementary Analgesia During Elective Total Hip Arthroplasty: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2007
Study completion
2008
First posted
Jun 6, 2006
Registry last updated
Feb 28, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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