Auricular Acupuncture as Part of Multimodal Analgesia After Lower Leg Fracture

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Conditions studied: Pain, Postoperative, Fracture, Ankle, Pilon Fracture of Tibia, Foot Fracture

In brief

The purpose is to find out if incorporation of an intraoperative electro auricular acupuncture protocol when added to a standard multimodal analgesic regimen for patients undergoing surgery to repair lower leg fracture under spinal anesthesia will help reduce postoperative opioid use.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05984433

Run by

Baylor College of Medicine

People needed

0

Starts

2025-12-11

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

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 Anesthesiology Physical Status I, II or III
• Inpatients scheduled to undergo ankle ORIF at Harris Health System Ben Taub Hospital

You may not qualify if…

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

Where it is running

• Ben Taub Hospital — Houston, Texas, United States

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