ACU_Knee: Role of Acupuncture in Knee Prosthetic Surgery
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Acupuncture Analgesia
Acupuncture
Acupuncture Therapy
Total Knee Anthroplasty
Postoperative Pain Management
Pain Threshold
Shoulder Pain
Laparoscopies
Acupuncture Ear
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 80 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia · Other
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About This Trial
Post-operative analgesia after total knee arthroplasty (TKA) has always been a challenge in the anesthesiological setting, having to combine good pain control and the need for early mobilization, both factors that can affect the quality of rehabilitation treatment, prosthetic functional outcome, the onset of chronic pain, joint stiffness and the consequent quality of life of the patient. Recent lo…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged \> 18 years
* Patients capable of providing informed consent
* Unilateral total knee replacement surgery
* Indication for surgery: primary osteoarthritis degeneration
* Surgery performed electively
Exclusion Criteria:
* Patients aged \< 18 years
* Patients inca…
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