Clinical trials: Acupuncture, Ear
Pain
Ear Acupuncture for Pain Associated With Ambulatory Arthroscopic Knee Surgery
The investigators propose to complete a randomized controlled trial to compare ear acupuncture at Cingulate gyrus, thalamus, omega 2, shen-men, and point zero on the right and left ear plus standard of care versus standard of…
- Trial name
- BFAKnee (NCT01447329)
- Testing
- Ear Acupuncture, Standard Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Breast Cancer
Ear Acupuncture During Chemotherapy Infusion for Breast Cancer, a Feasibility Study
This research study is evaluating ear acupuncture as a possible treatment to reduce symptoms related to receiving chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT03170648
- Testing
- Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
ACL, ACL Injury
Acupuncture ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
Acupuncture research in regards to PONV has been fairly well established, however, studies about perioperative pain control and acupuncture are a little more murky.
- Conditions
- ACL, ACL Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
- Trial name
- NCT03711734
- Testing
- Acupuncture + Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Pain Acute, Acupuncture
Acupuncture for Pain Management During Uterine Aspiration
The proposed study will be a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy of auricular acupuncture as adjunct for pain management during abortion.
- Trial name
- NCT03391986
- Testing
- SEIRIN® Pyonex™ Acupuncture Needles, 12 mm Plasters
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Acupuncture, Ear
Battlefield Acupuncture and Its Use In Multimodal Perioperative Anesthesia Care
The study hypothesis is that perioperative Auricular (battlefield) acupuncture for general surgery and urology cases undergoing general anesthesia will decrease opioid requirements, postoperative pain, the incidence of PONV, and…
- Trial name
- BFA (NCT04615299)
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anesthesiology WSU/DMC-NorthStar
Tonsillitis
Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture During Adult Tonsillectomies and Effect of Post op Pain and Nausea
The purpose of this study is to determine if auricular acupuncture significantly reduces post-operative pain in comparison to the standard of care.
- Trial name
- BFA (NCT02571075)
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Defense and Veterans Center for Integrative Pain Management
Major Depressive Disorder
Adjunctive Treatment of Major Depression Utilizing Auricular Acupuncture
This will be a randomized, single blind study of 6 weeks duration involving the use of auricular acupuncture or sham acupuncture in the adjunctive treatment of depression in college students.
- Trial name
- NCT02579343
- Testing
- Auricular Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Florida Gulf Coast University
Acute Sore Throat
Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat.
The purpose of this study is to compare ear acupuncture plus standard of care versus standard therapy (anti-inflammatory medications) in the reduction of pain, reduction in oral anti inflammatory medication use, hours lost from…
- Trial name
- NCT01302769
- Testing
- Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Obesity
Auricular Acupuncture in the Treatment of Obesity
Male and female DoD beneficiaries ages 18 years or older, who are referred for a standard of care weight loss intervention for treatment of obesity will be recruited.
- Trial name
- AcupObesity (NCT02269371)
- Testing
- Auricular Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Convulsion, Non-Epileptic
Auricular Acupuncture For The Treatment Of Non-Epileptic Seizures
This feasibility study will determine the tolerability of auricular acupuncture, compliance with self-reported seizure tracking, and the quality of a proposed sham acupuncture protocol to inform the design of a large…
- Trial name
- NCT01919307
- Testing
- Auricular acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Pain
Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture for Control of Post-partum Pain
We will conduct a randomized controlled trial to determine whether the addition of battlefield auricular acupuncture to standard of care is effective for control of postpartum pain for mothers in the immediate post-partum period.
- Trial name
- NCT02526186
- Testing
- Battlefield Auricular Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital
Acute Sore Throat
Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat in Patients Unable to Take Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Agents (NSAIDs)
The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of ear acupuncture alone in subjects with a contraindication to anti-inflammatory medications in the reduction of pain and hours lost from work in acute sore throat.
- Trial name
- NCT01301482
- Testing
- Ear Acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital