NCT01579786

Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Thyroid Surgery Patients: Perspective Study Acupuncture Versus Drugs

The Treatment of Post Operative Pain in Thyroid Surgery Patients: Perspective Study Acupuncture Versus Pharmacological Treatment

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 121 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Padova · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim of the study was to evaluate if acupuncture may reduce intraoperative ULTIVA (remifentanil) consumption and post operative pain measured with VAS, italian version Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain and drug consumption (acetaminophen daily consumption).

Detailed description

The aim of the study was to evaluate if acupuncture may reduce intraoperative ULTIVA (remifentanil) consumption and post operative pain measured with VAS, italian version Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain and drug consumption (acetaminophen daily consumption). The study involve patients who underwent thyroid surgery randomised in two groups. A group patients treated with drugs and B group patients treated with drugs and acupuncture.Acupuncture related risk are pain, faint and haematoma.The study will be done in Padova University Hospital (Endocrine Unit.Primary end point will be VAS pain and secondary end points ULTIVA consumption, post operative pain measured with italian version of Mc Gill Questionnaire Pain and acetaminophen daily intake

Conditions

• Post Operative Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Acetaminophen and acupuncture	All patients will receive acetaminophen (maximum 3g/day) for all seven days after surgery and will receive acupuncture treatment at first day after performing surgery and thirty minutes before operation

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-05-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2014-02-01
• First posted: 2012-04-18
• Last updated: 2014-02-20

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Italy