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N/ACompleted· 95 enrolled
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Auricular acupunctureother
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A Randomized, Single-blind, Prospective Trial of Auricular Acupuncture for the Reduction of Post-operative Tonsillectomy Pain in Adults

Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management·interventional·Posted Oct 8, 2015·Updated Jun 9, 2020

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Auricular acupuncture for Tonsillitis. Completed, enrolled 95 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if auricular acupuncture significantly reduces post-operative pain in comparison to the standard of care. Post-operative pain score will be collected by subject self-report of pain according to the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) (0= no pain, 10 = worst imaginable pain) up to 10 days post-operation.

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional
Allocation--
Masking--
Primary Purpose--
ConditionsTonsillitis
CountriesUnited States
Collaborators--

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished
2014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420252026
First PostedOct 8, 2015
Enrollment StartNov 1, 2013
Primary CompletionJun 8, 2017
Study CompletionAug 23, 2017
TodayJul 2, 2026
Enrollment to primary: 3.6 yearsPosted 10.7 years ago

Interventions

Auricular acupunctureother

The ear will be cleaned with alcohol prior to insertion of the needles. Five sterile, single-use, gold needles will be placed in each ear according to the figure below. The needles penetrate about a millimeter (or 4/100ths of an inch) into the skin.