Acupuncture for Pain Control After Ambulatory Knee Arthroscopy
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Postoperative Pain; Knee Arthroscopy; Acupuncture
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Healthy Volunteers Welcome
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
At a Glance
- Age
- 19 – 55
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- University Medicine Greifswald · Other
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About This Trial
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…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Patients with an American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status of I to II scheduled for elective ambulatory arthroscopic knee surgery under standardized general anesthesia
2. Surgery time does not exceed 80 minutes
3. Patients without previous opioid and psychotropic …
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