Not Yet RecruitingPhase 1/2

Acupuncture Versus Compound Diclofenac Sodium for Pain Relief in Non-Traumatic Acute Abdominal

176 participantsStarted 2025-06-01

Plain-language summary

The investigators designed this clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of semi-standardized acupuncture and moxibustion combined with compound diclofenac sodium injection in the emergency department (ED) compared with acupuncture or compound diclofenac sodium injection alone.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. The diagnostic criteria of NTAA were as follows: ① abdominal pain was the main symptom; ② The onset time was less than 1 week; ③ The cause of abdominal pain could be traced to intra-abdominal abdominal wall chest or systemic diseases;
✓. Patients with NRS scores ≥4 (mild pain and above) were evaluated before inclusion; （3）16 years \< age \<75 years;

Exclusion criteria

✕. Acute abdomen caused by trauma;
✕. Super sudden diseases (e.g. acute myocardial infarction rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm pulmonary embolism aortic dissection pericardial tamponade);
✕. Emergent conditions requiring surgical treatment within 3 hours (e.g. rupture of liver cancer ectopic pregnancy ischemic bowel disease severe acute cholangitis peritonitis with septic shock);
✕. Extremely severe pain (NRS ≥ 8) with an undetermined diagnosis and requiring further assessment for a super sudden disease;
✕. Inability to select acupuncture points due to skin injury or ulceration at Zusanli (ST36) on the lower limb;
✕. Induration or infection at the hip injection site;
✕. Patients with altered consciousness mental illness other severe chronic diseases or those who are unlikely to cooperate with acupuncture treatment;
✕. Contraindications to Western medicine:

What they're measuring

Pain response rate

Timeframe: at 10 minutes after analgesia

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06982755

SponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-31

Contact for this trial

Zhong Feng, Ph.D.

18711009633 ahtcmzhong@163.com

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