NCT01302769

Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat.

Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat. A Randomized Controlled Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 56 (actual)
• Sponsor: Mike O'Callaghan Military Hospital · Federal
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

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 work in acute sore throat.

Conditions

• Acute Sore Throat

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture	Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-10-01
• Primary completion: 2014-08-01
• Completion: 2014-08-01
• First posted: 2011-02-24
• Last updated: 2024-02-12
• Results posted: 2024-02-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States