NCT05984433

Auricular Acupuncture as Part of Multimodal Analgesia After Lower Leg Fracture

Auricular Acupuncture As Part Of A Multimodal Analgesic Regimen For Reduction Of Opioid Analgesic Use After Surgery To Repair Lower Leg Fractures- A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Baylor College of Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 64 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose is to find out if incorporation of an intraoperative electro auricular acupuncture protocol when added to a standard multimodal analgesic regimen for patients undergoing surgery to repair lower leg fracture under spinal anesthesia will help reduce postoperative opioid use.

Conditions

• Pain, Postoperative
• Fracture, Ankle
• Pilon Fracture of Tibia
• Foot Fracture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Auricular acupuncture	Electro auricular acupuncture

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-12-11
• Primary completion: 2026-12-01
• Completion: 2026-12-31
• First posted: 2023-08-09
• Last updated: 2026-03-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study