Acupuncture for Pre-Procedure Anxiety

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Anxiety

In brief

It is common for patients undergoing spinal injections to report anxiety prior to the injection. Although sedation, general anesthesia, and medications can be used to reduce anxiety, the use of sedative agents during the procedure can increase the risk of spinal cord injury. The purpose of this study is to see if receiving acupuncture before a spinal injection can effectively reduce patients' anxiety. Only patients who are scheduled to receive a spinal injection at this institution will be eligible for the study.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03480919

Run by

Hospital for Special Surgery, New York

People needed

4

Starts

2018-03-20

Expected to finish

2018-07-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 100. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Age 18+
• Spine pathology that meets criteria for lumbar epidural injection

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to provide consent
• Contraindications to acupuncture (e.g., rash, skin infection, sensory loss in ear)
• Previous experience of acupuncture
• Age <18
• Pregnant women
• Non-English or Non-Spanish speaking

Where it is running

• Hospital for Special Surgery — New York, New York, United States

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