Pretreatment With Electroacupuncture to Reduce Discomfort

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02077270

Enrollment

Registered

2014-03-04

Start date

2016-01-31

Completion date

2017-11-30

Last updated

2015-11-17

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Conditions

Pain

Keywords

colonoscopy, acupuncture, pain

Brief summary

The main hypothesis is that performance of electroacupuncture before colonoscopy reduces pain during the exam.

Detailed description

To assess the efficacy of pre-colonoscopic electroacupuncture in reducing discomfort during colonoscopy.

Interventions

PROCEDUREelectroacupuncture

Patients allocated to this arm will receive electro-acupuncture bilaterally on the following points which are considered relevant both for sedation and abdominal distention:LI4 (Hegu),ii. St36 (Zusanli), Sp6 (Sanyinjiao), St25 (Tianshuv),. Du20 (Baihui),

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

TRIPLE (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Adult Patients referred for their first colonoscopy in the department of GI in Sheba, Tel Hashomer

Exclusion criteria

1. Ages \<18y \>75y 2. Any prior gastrointestinal endoscopy. 3. History of colonic resection. 4. Known or suspected stenosis of the colon. 5. Pregnancy. 6. Inflammatory bowel disease 7. Neuropsychiatric disorders or receiving psychotropic drugs. 8. Prior knowledge or experience of acupuncture.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Efficacy of pre-colonoscopic electroacupuncture in reducing discomfort during colonoscopy by measuring sedative drug amounts during colonoscopy	during the colonoscopy and in the hour post procedure	The measurement of the amount of drug added during colonoscopy

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Time of insertion till the cecum.	during colonoscopy	Time between insertion of the colonoscopy and the image of the cecum
Time of post-colonoscopy recovery as measured by the Aldrete score	up to 1 hour post colonoscopy	—
Number of intra-examination adverse events.	from the begining of the endoscopy and up to 1 hour post procedure	—
Patient's total satisfaction with the exam and the analgesia	between the end of the procedure and up to 1 hour post procedure	—

Countries

Israel

Contacts

Primary ContactDan Carter, MD

dan.carter@sheba.health.gov.il97235302197

Backup ContactEytan Bardan, MD

bardan@sheba.health.gov.il97235303130

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026