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TerminatedNCT03480919

Acupuncture for Pre-Procedure Anxiety

Shen Men Acupuncture for Anxiety Preceding Lumbar Epidural Injections in Acupuncture-naive Patients: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Terminated
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
4 (actual)
Sponsor
Hospital for Special Surgery, New York · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
18 Years – 100 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

It is common for patients undergoing spinal injections to report anxiety prior to the injection. Although sedation, general anesthesia, and medications can be used to reduce anxiety, the use of sedative agents during the procedure can increase the risk of spinal cord injury. The purpose of this study is to see if receiving acupuncture before a spinal injection can effectively reduce patients' anxiety. Only patients who are scheduled to receive a spinal injection at this institution will be eligible for the study.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
DEVICEShen Men acupuncture20-minute acupuncture session
PROCEDUREEpidural injectionEpidural injection for the relief of back pain

Timeline

Start date
2018-03-20
Primary completion
2018-07-31
Completion
2018-07-31
First posted
2018-03-29
Last updated
2019-11-12
Results posted
2019-10-01

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03480919. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.