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Electroacupuncture for acute pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Electroacupuncture for acute pain after total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1800016200
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-05-18
Start date
2018-05-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-06-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

postoperative pain

Interventions

Electroacupuncture Group:Electroacupuncture
Sham acupuncture Group:Sham acupuncture

Sponsors

Shanghai Guanghua Hosipital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) Aged 55 to 80 years; (2) Meet the 1995 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) diagnostic criteria for osteoarthritis; (3) Undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty under general anesthesia without surgical contraindications; (4) American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) Grade I or II.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) The area of acupuncture points have skin damage and cannot perform acupuncture; (2) Preoperative deep venous thrombosis or swelling of the lower extremities; (3) Severe arrhythmia, heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, epilepsy, mental disease; (4) use of acupuncture in past 1 month.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
VAS score;Extra release of analgesic in 48-hour PCA;—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
HAMA score;HSS score;Reduced thigh circumference;PONV score;—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactSheng Zhong

Shanghai Guanghua Hosipital of Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine

drcyan@foxmail.com+86 18616347794

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 21, 2026