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Acupuncture ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
Sponsored by Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
NCT ID
NCT03711734
Target Enrollment
40 participants
Start Date
2018-11-01
Est. Completion
2019-12-13
About This Study
Acupuncture research in regards to PONV has been fairly well established, however, studies about perioperative pain control and acupuncture are a little more murky. In 2008, a meta analysis looked at randomized controlled studies and found that while acupuncture was shown to decrease pain, there were limitations including credible placebo or sham intervention, and thus, blinding. The main purpose of this feasibility trial is to determine whether or not adequate blinding is possible in the intraoperative setting with the patient sedated.
Conditions Studied
Interventions
- •Acupuncture + Standard of Care
Eligibility
Age:12 Years - 80 Years
Healthy Volunteers:Yes
View full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Patients undergoing ACL Surgery with a participating surgeon * English Speaking * Patients at least 12 years old * Planned spinal anesthesia without peripheral nerve block (rescue block is okay) Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under the age of 12 * Non-English speaking patients * Patients planning on having general anesthesia * Planned preop peripheral nerve block * Patients with the inability to understand/follow study protocol * Patients with pacemaker/AICD * Non-native Ear/Previous scarring/surgical manipulation of ear * Patients with contraindications to intra-op protocol * Chronic pain patients * Patients who have regularly used opioids for more than 6 weeks prior to surgery * Patients with guages in their ears * Patients who refuse to remove earrings/piercings prior to surgery * Patients with nickel allergies (needles are made of nickel)
Study Locations (1)
Hospital for Special Surgery
New York, New York, United States