Pain Clinical Trial
Official title:
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Acupuncture in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study
The investigators will study acupuncture in a pilot, randomized controlled trial (RCT) in the emergency department (ED) of a large, tertiary care hospital, Abbott Northwestern Hospital (ANW). The investigators suggest that the proposed intervention - provision of acupuncture in the ED as an alternative to usual ED care - will reduce pain and interrupt the trajectory (and potential cycle) of medication misuse by providing an alternative at a critical point of contact within the healthcare system, potentially disrupting the pathway from ED visit to opioid usage after discharge.
The investigators will study acupuncture in a pilot, randomized controlled trial (RCT) in the
emergency department (ED) of a large, tertiary care hospital, Abbott Northwestern Hospital
(ANW). The investigators suggest that the proposed intervention - provision of acupuncture in
the ED as an alternative to usual ED care - will reduce pain and interrupt the trajectory
(and potential cycle) of medication misuse by providing an alternative at a critical point of
contact within the healthcare system, potentially disrupting the pathway from ED visit to
opioid usage after discharge. In this study, the investigators will assess the feasibility of
implementation, practicality, and expansion of an acupuncture RCT in the ED environment. The
study will prospectively measure and analyze change in pain intensity after treatment with
acupuncture or usual care, use of opioids during ED visit, prescriptions written for opioids
at ED discharge, and use of opioids at 30-day follow-up.
Study data will be collected using electronic health record (EHR) data and patient-reported
outcomes. Patient-reported outcomes will be collected via an electronic database and solely
for research purposes. The acupuncture intervention provided in the ED will be provided at no
cost to the patient and will be paid for by the study sponsor. The practice of providing
acupuncture in ANW's ED at no charge to the patient has been in place since November 2013. In
conducting this pilot study, it will assess the ability to implement and carry out a RCT of
acupuncture in the ED. By comparing pain change and opioid utilization among patients who
receive acupuncture versus those who receive usual emergency department care, and by
conducting follow-up data collection, the investigators will be able to better understand the
potential role of a common non-pharmacological pain management strategy for mitigating pain
and reducing opioid use in the emergency medicine setting.
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