Status:
COMPLETED
Perioperative Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Analgesia in Prostatectomy
Lead Sponsor:
G.Gennimatas General Hospital
Collaborating Sponsors:
Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Conditions:
Pain, Postoperative
Eligibility:
MALE
50-75 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
The aim of the present study is the comparison of the efficacy of the perioperative application of a multimodal analgesia model to the patients, combing common used analgesics via intravenous (IV) rou...
Detailed Description
Seventy patients were scheduled for radical prostatectomy, were recruited to this prospective single-blind, were randomized and placebo-controlled by trial. They were randomly divided into two groups ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Male patient is over 18 years old, especially 50-75 years old
- Patient scheduled for a non-emergency operation
- Patient signs and dates a written informed consent form (ICF) and indicates an understanding of the study procedures
Exclusion
- Patient receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors
- Patient with significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal or hepatic disease
- Patient with epilepsy non controlled with treatment or history of seizures
- Patient with morbid obesity (BMI\>35)
- Patient with history of chronic opioid exposure
- Patient with history of chronic pain
- Patient with history of postoperative nausea and vomiting
- Patient with cognitive dysfunction
- Patient with history of previous usage of the acupuncture technique
- Patient Greek speaking
- Patient is participating in another clinical trial which may affect this study's outcomes
- Patient with metastatic cancer
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
70 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01526525
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
February 21 2014
Active Locations (1)
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G.Gennimatas GENERAL HOSPITAL OF THESSALONIKI
Thessaloniki, Greece, 54635