Auricular Acupuncture As Part Of A Multimodal Regimen After Distal Radius Open Reduction and Internal Fixation

Withdrawn before enrolling · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Radius Fracture Distal, Pain, Postoperative

In brief

This randomized controlled trial will test the hypothesis that patients receiving an intraoperative auricular acupuncture protocol will require less postoperative opioid analgesic use compared to those who do not receive acupuncture in the setting of a multimodal analgesic protocol for patients receiving surgery to repair distal radius fractures at a Level 1 trauma center under brachial plexus anesthesia with sedation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05974254

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

0

Starts

2023-10-09

Expected to finish

2025-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-03

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patient ages 18-64
• American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 1, 2, or 3
• Patients scheduled to undergo distal radius ORIF under brachial plexus nerve block

You may not qualify if…

• Renal dysfunction (Serum Cr > 1.2) - excluded due to potential for altered metabolism of anesthetic and perioperative medications
• Allergy to any of the standard anesthetic agents
• Patient inability to properly communicate with investigators
• Patient or surgeon refusal

Where it is running

• Ben Taub Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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