Integrating Acupuncture Into Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Open Abdominal Operations
Status: Active_not_recruiting
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Intervention Type: Procedure, Other
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
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.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
Healthy Volunteers: f
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• Undergoing open gastrointestinal cancer resection (pancreatic or colorectal)
• Must understand and read English
• Sign a written informed consent and willing to follow protocol requirements
• Able to consent to treatment
Locations
United States
Texas
M D Anderson Cancer Center
Houston
Time Frame
Start Date: 2020-08-12
Completion Date: 2025-12-31
Participants
Target number of participants: 70
Treatments
Experimental: Arm I (acupuncture, usual care)
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.
Active_comparator: Arm II (usual care)
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.
Authors
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Sponsors
Leads: M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Collaborators: National Cancer Institute (NCI)