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Integrating Acupuncture Into Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Operations
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating Acupuncture Therapy, Best Practice, and 1 other intervention for Resectable Colorectal Carcinoma and 2 related conditions. Active but no longer recruiting, targeting 70 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This trial investigates how well acupuncture works for the management of pain after surgery in patients having open colorectal or pancreatic surgery. Acupuncture may help to reduce postoperative symptoms including pain. This study may help researchers learn if acupuncture reduces after-surgery side effects and improves recovery.
Study Details
Timeline
Arms & Interventions
Beginning the day after surgery, patients undergo acupuncture sessions over 25 minutes QD for up to 7 days. Patients also undergo usual care including preoperative visits to the primary surgical team, anesthesia preoperative evaluation, referrals to other specialties for perioperative evaluation and optimization of comorbid conditions if necessary, surgical operations, postoperative hospitalization, and post-discharge clinic visits.
Patients undergo usual care including preoperative visits to the primary surgical team, anesthesia preoperative evaluation, referrals to other specialties for perioperative evaluation and optimization of comorbid conditions if necessary, surgical operations, postoperative hospitalization, and post-discharge clinic visits.
Interventions
Undergo acupuncture
Undergo usual care
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