Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01722253
Postoperative Analgesia After Low Frequency Electroacupuncture
Postoperative Analgesia After Low Frequency Electroacupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy in Inguinal Hernia Surgery With Abdominal Wall Mesh Reconstruction
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- —
- Study type
- Observational
- Enrollment
- 54 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki · Academic / Other
- Sex
- Male
- Age
- 18 Years – 75 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether electroacupuncture is a effective tool to the postoperative analgesia
Detailed description
The electroacupuncture is a known therapeutic modality with particular application to pain. In this study the investigators investigate the effect of electroacupuncture in condition of surgery, which is a particularly painful situation. The investigators will verify the postoperative analgesia, as patients will receive either electroacupuncture or placebo electroacupuncture.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Electroacupuncture | Electrical stimulation device with frequency 2 Hz and 'frequency scanning mode' |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2008-12-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-03-01
- Completion
- 2015-04-01
- First posted
- 2012-11-06
- Last updated
- 2015-06-08
Locations
1 site across 1 country: Greece
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01722253. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.