NCT06001112

Immediate Analgesic Effects of Cheek Acupuncture for Acute Gouty Arthritis

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 76 (actual)
• Sponsor: Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the immediate analgesic effect and patients' evaluation of the treatment of cheek acupuncture in patients with acute gouty arthritis. The main question it aims to answer are: Does cheek acupuncture has immediate pain relief effects on patients with acute gouty arthritis. Participants will received cheek acupuncture for 30 mins. If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare etoricoxib group to see if cheek acupuncture is superior to etoricoxib for improvement of acute pain in subjects with acute gouty arthritis.

Detailed description

The symptoms of acute gouty arthritis (AGA) are extremely painful, but most patients do not begin to experience pain relief until after they have been seen by a doctor and have taken their medication, leaving a time lag between the time they are seen and the time the treatment is effective. In clinical practice, researchers have found that the use of cheek acupuncture at the first visit to the patient often provides some immediate pain relief, but there is no evidence-based evidence for this. This project was designed as a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial, in which patients with AGA who were seen for the first time were studied, and the treatment group was given cheek acupuncture and the control group was given oral etoricoxib tablets. VAS will be recorded before treatment, 0 min, 30 min, 1 h and 2 h after the start of treatment to depict the immediate analgesic efficacy curve and compare the immediate analgesic effect of the two groups at different time points. If the project is successfully completed, it will explore a treatment method for acute gouty arthritis that is fast-acting, painless and effective, eliminating the time lag between consultation and efficacy for the benefit of gout patients.

Conditions

• Acute Gout Arthritis
• Acupuncture
• Acute Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	cheek acupuncture	Based on the theory of holography and the theory of the Great Sanjiao, the acupoints were chosen under the guidance of the foundation of cheek acupuncture, selecting bilateral Sanjiao acupoints, bilateral head acupoints, foot and ankle acupoints on the affected side, and matching acupuncture points for local strengthening of the foot and ankle acupuncture points, using the triangular needle strengthening method. The treatment was performed with the patient lying on his back in a comfortable position, with routine local disinfection, rapid transdermal needle entry to the acupuncture points, and needle discharge after 30 minutes of needle retention, after which the needle hole was compressed with a cotton ball for a few moments.
DRUG	Etoricoxib	etoricoxib 120mg

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-09-01
• Primary completion: 2023-12-31
• Completion: 2023-12-31
• First posted: 2023-08-21
• Last updated: 2024-07-18

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China