Auricular Acupuncture in Ureteral Stent Pain

Stopped early · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Pain

In brief

The investigators propose to complete a randomized controlled trial to compare battlefield auricular acupuncture at five points in right ear and five points in left ear (cingulate gyrus, thalamus, omega 2, point zero, and shen men) plus standard of care, versus standard of care alone, for symptomatic treatment of stent pain in postoperative ureteral stent patients. Male and female DoD beneficiaries ages 18 years or older, who are scheduled for elective urologic surgery that would be expected to have the routine placement of a ureteral stent (ureteroscopy, ureteroscopy with biopsy, ureteroscopy with laser treatment of a stone, ESWL of stone greater than 10mm) will be recruited. Subjects will be followed up at 24 hours post surgery, 48 hours, 1 week, 1 month, and 1 month post surgery. The investigators will ask subjects to rate their pain level on a 0-10 analogue scale, the investigators will assess via the Ureteric Stent Symptoms Questionnaire (USSQ) subjects' urinary urgency, urinary frequency, and quality of life. The investigators will ask subjects how many pills they have taken for their pain including the quantity and dose to assess a reduction in pain medication use.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT02269345
Run by
Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
People needed
34
Starts
2015-02-01
Expected to finish
2020-05-12
Last updated by the study team
2020-07-28

Who can join

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

Where it is running

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