Status:
WITHDRAWN
Acupuncture for Pain Management After Hip or Knee Arthroplasty
Lead Sponsor:
HealthEast Care System
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Minnesota
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Conditions:
Pain
Postoperative Complications
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-80 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether patients treated with acupuncture post-operatively following knee or hip arthroplasty achieve better pain control as measured by the Visual Analog Sca...
Detailed Description
The postoperative acute pain of hip or knee arthroplasty can decrease early postoperative rehabilitation if uncontrolled. This pain is commonly managed with medications, which can be associated with a...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18-80 years old
- Undergoing total hip or total knee arthroplasty
- Spinal anesthesia during surgery
Exclusion
- Arthroplasty of contralateral limb within the past three months
- Medical condition, in judgement of examiner, that may preclude safe participation in protocol or prevents completion of the study
- General anesthesia
- Use of any investigational drug in the past 30 days
- Has received acupuncture in the past
- Currently participating in another interventional study
- Unwilling to be randomized
- Patients who request Healing Touch, another form of alternative treatment that is offered at Woodwinds Hospital.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00455182
Start Date
March 1 2007
End Date
June 1 2011
Last Update
March 19 2015
Active Locations (1)
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HealthEast Woodwinds Hospital
Woodbury, Minnesota, United States, 55125