WithdrawnNot Applicable

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

Stopped: Unable to support start of study. PI left the institution. No patients recruited.

United States0Started 2023-10-09

Plain-language summary

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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 64 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * 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

What they're measuring

Total opioid analgesic use for 14 days after surgery

Timeframe: 14 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05974254

SponsorBaylor College of Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12

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