Rapid Extremity Pain Relief by Battlefield Acupuncture After Orthopedic Surgery

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture (BFA) to standard therapy causes reduction in pain, medication use, time to ambulation without assistance, hours missed from work and increases quality of life after lower extremity surgery at two Air Force Medical Centers.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02093637

Run by

Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital

People needed

279

Starts

2013-08-01

Expected to finish

2017-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-08-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and female subjects (DoD beneficiaries), 18 years or older who are scheduled for lower extremity surgery below the hip.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant or breastfeeding Absence of their ear Active cellulitis of their ear Ear anatomy precluding identification of acupuncture landmarks Non-English speaking Use of Hearing Aids that preclude the insertion of ASP needles Inability to comply with study protocol

Where it is running

• David Grant Medical Center — Travis Air Force Base, California, United States
• Mike O'Callaghan Federal Medical Center — Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States

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