Emergency Department Acupuncture for Acute Musculoskeletal Pain Management

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this project is to determine the feasibility, acceptability and effectiveness of acupuncture in the Emergency Department (ED) for treating acute musculoskeletal pain. The overall goal is to reduce acute and subacute opioid use by improving acute pain, anxiety and disability with non-pharmacologic treatment options at a critical entry point for patients into the healthcare system. This full-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) has been statistically powered to test the effectiveness of ED-based acupuncture for both one-hour (Stage 1) and one-month (Stage 2) pain reduction outcomes. The feasibility will be assessed based on patient recruitment and retention rates, while the acceptability will be assessed using patient reported outcomes and qualitative semi-structured interviews. Stage 1 is a 2-phase study design. Phase (1): Enrolled subjects will be randomized to auricular (ear) acupuncture, peripheral acupuncture, or the control group receiving no acupuncture. Subjects assigned to an acupuncture arm will receive information and access to acupuncture in an outpatient clinic for the 4 weeks following ED visit. Subjects may also have a blood draw for biomarker analysis during their ED visit. A planned interim analysis of the first 60 patients (2/3 of the Phase 1 arm completed) will be completed to select the more effective and/or acceptable arm for Phase 2. At interim analysis, it was determined by the DSMB that neither arm was superior, so the recommendation was to continue Stage 1 Phase 2 unchanged with 3 arms. Stage 1 is complete, and we will proceed with Stage 2 powered to the 4-week pain score outcome. Stage 2 will proceed with the same procedures as stage 1, only powered to a different outcome.

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT04290741
Study type	Interventional
Source	Duke University
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	N/A
Start date	February 10, 2020
Completion date	June 15, 2023

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