Clinical Evaluation of Surrounding Electroacupuncture in the Treatment of Acute Lateral Ankle Sprain

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Electroacupuncture

In brief

Comparison and evaluation of the difference in clinical efficacy of electroacupuncture combined with surrounding acupuncture and sham electroacupuncture groups and control group (ice compress combined with brake rest group) in the treatment of ALAS by means of musculoskeletal ultrasound technique.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06182943

Run by

The Third Affiliated hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University

People needed

84

Starts

2023-11-23

Expected to finish

2026-11-22

Last updated by the study team

2023-12-27

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Meets the diagnostic criteria for a grade I or II injury;
• Onset time≤48h;
• The patient aged between18 and 60, gender is not limited;
• The skin of the ankle joint on the affected side is intact, without breakage or ulceration;

You may not qualify if…

• Combined with ankle fracture;
• Grade III injury or complete ligament rupture;
• Those who cannot comply with the treatment program. Those with keloid, localized combination of other skin diseases, and those who are not suitable for electroacupuncture treatment;
• Those with serious cardiovascular, cerebrovascular, hepatic, renal, hematopoietic system or systemic failure, connective tissue disease, hemophilia, diabetes mellitus, malignant tumors, and those who are prone to bleeding tendency.

Where it is running

• The Third Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University — Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China (enrolling)

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