Acupuncture for Pain Control After Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy
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Conditions studied: Postoperative Pain; Knee Arthroscopy; Acupuncture
In brief
Aim of the study: To investigate whether acupuncture with indwelling fixed needles reduces pain and analgesic requirement and foster mobilization in patients after arthroscopic knee surgery (AKS) Design: Prospective pilot investigation with non-randomized arm Number of patients: N = 60 (30 patients with acupuncture additional to standard pain treatment (SPT) vs. 30 patients with SPT only Inclusion criteria: Adult patients scheduled to elective AKS in general anaesthesia with \< 80 min. duration Without previous opioid and psychotropic medication Given informed consentOutcome measures: Postoperative analgesic requirement; Pain intensity; Incidence of side effects; Physiological parameters; Mobilization score
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT04134702
- Run by
- University Medicine Greifswald
- People needed
- 60
- Starts
- 2019-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2027-12-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-06-09
Who can join
Age: 19 and older, up to 55. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to II scheduled for elective ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery under standardized general anesthesia
- Surgery time does not exceed 80 minutes
- Patients without previous opioid and psychotropic medication
- Patients aged between 19 and 55 years, able to fill in the study questionnaire (Appendix F)
- Patients who have given written informed consent
You may not qualify if…
- Current psychiatric disease
- Local skin infection at the sites of acupuncture
- Aged < 19 or > 55 years
- Failure to follow the standardized schema of general anaesthesia
- Surgery time more than 80 minutes
- Intraoperative complications (bleeding, required blood transfusion more than 6 units of packed cells, cardiovascular instability, required catecholamines)
- Patients who consumed opioid medication at least 6 months before surgery
- Patients who are unable to understand the consent form or to fill in the study questionnaire.
Where it is running
- University Medicine of Greifswald — Greifswald, Vorpommern, Germany (enrolling)
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