NCT06273488

The Role of Auricular Point Diagnosis and Treatment in ERAS During TKA

The Role of Auricular Acupoint Diagnosis and Therapy in Enhanced Recovery After Surgery of Total Knee Arthroplasty Based on Real World Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 116 (actual)
• Sponsor: Peking Union Medical College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 50 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

To further improve the surgical outcomes of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study aims to use ear acupoint therapy to address the following clinical issues: 1 The degree of postoperative inflammation and edema in the patient; 2. Patient pain; 3. Patient functional recovery. 4. Surgical scar repair for patients; 5. Patient perioperative anxiety and postoperative satisfaction. Exploring the safety and effectiveness of ear acupoint therapy in the postoperative application of TKA, leveraging the advantages of suitable traditional Chinese medicine techniques in simplicity, convenience, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness, and further improving the ERAS Chinese and Western medicine collaborative plan for TKA.

Conditions

• Auriculotherapy
• Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
• Enhanced Recovery After Surgery

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Auriculotherapy	Treatment of pain, drug addictions, or other ailments by stimulating the various points on the external ear (EAR AURICLES). It is based on the ancient Chinese practices of EAR ACUPUNCTURE, but sometimes magnets and other modes of stimulation are used.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-03-23
• Primary completion: 2024-11-01
• Completion: 2024-12-01
• First posted: 2024-02-22
• Last updated: 2025-12-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China