Auricular Acupuncture vs. Sham Procedure for Pain Control After Knee Arthroplasty

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2012
Aim of the study To investigate whether auricular acupuncture (AA) will reduce postoperative pain and analgesic requirement in comparison with sham AA in patients after elective knee arthroplasty Design Prospective randomized controlled blinded clinical trial Participants: * Patients \< 80 und \> 50 years old * scheduled for knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia with \< 120 minutes duration * Without previous opioid medication * Able to give informed consent Outcome measures * Postoperative analgesic requirement * Incidence of side effects * Physiological parameters
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First added on: May 20, 2024