Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Versus Physical Therapy Alone After Shoulder Surgery

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Conditions studied: Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative, SLAP Lesion, Bankart Lesion, Subacromial Impingement Syndrome, Rotator Cuff Tear, Glenohumeral Dislocation, Glenohumeral Subluxation, Hill Sach Lesion, Bony Bankart Lesion, Acromioclavicular Separation

In brief

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) in addition to usual post-surgical shoulder physical therapy compared to a standard shoulder rehabilitation program in reducing medication use and pain in patients who have undergone shoulder surgery. Measurements of medication (opioid, NSAID, acetaminophen, etc.) use (daily number of pills consumed), pain rating, patient specific functional scale and global rating of change will be taken at 24, 72 hours, 7 days, 14 days and at six weeks post-surgery. It is hypothesized that the inclusion of Battlefield Acupuncture will result in a decrease in medication use and post-surgical pain when compared to rehabilitation alone. The population for this study is male and female DoD beneficiaries, ages 17-55 (17 if cadet) that are not participating in other shoulder research studies. The subjects in the experimental group will receive Battlefield Acupuncture in addition to their respective post-surgical shoulder rehabilitation protocol.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03525275

Run by

Keller Army Community Hospital

People needed

40

Starts

2018-08-15

Expected to finish

2019-04-15

Last updated by the study team

2019-05-20

Who can join

Age: 17 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Department of Defense beneficiaries ages 17-55, prior to or recent (within 24 hrs) shoulder surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Self-reported pregnancy, History of blood borne pathogens/infectious disease/active infection/metal allergy, bleeding disorders or currently taking anti-coagulant medications, Participants who are not fluent in English

Where it is running

• Keller Army Community Hospital — West Point, New York, United States

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