Auriculotherapy - Pain Management of Aspiration Abortion
Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group
Conditions studied: Abortion in First Trimester
In brief
Primary Objective: To assess whether usual care plus auricular acupressure with beads reduces subject-reported maximum pain during first trimester vacuum aspiration compared to usual care plus placebo. Secondary Objective: To assess whether usual care plus auricular acupuncture with Pyonex™ needles reduces subject-reported maximum pain during first trimester vacuum aspiration as compared to usual care plus placebo. This assessment will replicate the previous trial and strengthen the evidence that auricular acupuncture is beneficial for aspiration abortion pain Exploratory Objective: To assess whether usual care plus either auricular acupressure with beads or auricular acupuncture with Pyonex™ needles reduces subject-reported anxiety scores during first trimester vacuum aspiration as compared to women receiving usual care plus placebo.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03896022
- Run by
- Columbia University
- People needed
- 177
- Starts
- 2019-03-28
- Expected to finish
- 2019-12-12
- Last updated by the study team
- 2021-02-09
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Pregnant up to 13 weeks gestation
- Seeking aspiration abortion for any first trimester induced abortion, abnormal pregnancy, early pregnancy loss, retained products of conception, or molar pregnancy
- English- or Spanish-speaking
- Willingness to be randomized into one of the three arms.
You may not qualify if…
- Allergy to adhesives or gold
- Allergy or intolerance to ibuprofen or 1% lidocaine (paracervical block)
- Congenital anomaly or infection of the ear.
Where it is running
- Columbia University Medical Center — New York, New York, United States
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