The Effects of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Pain

Periodontitis Clinical Trial

Official title:

The Effects of Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05783011
• Other study ID #: 2022
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: March 30, 2021
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022

Study information

• Verified date: March 2023
• Source: Ataturk University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

In this study,the investigators aimed to examine the effect of electroacupuncture application on the amount of pain felt by patients after periodontal surgery.

The main question it aims to answer is there any efficiacy of electroacupuncture application on postoperative pain reduction.

Participants will get periodontal flap surgery treatment with/without electroacupuncture

Researchers will compare EA and control groups to see if there is any relationship between acupuncture application and postoperative pain

Description:

Postoperative pain is an acute pain that begins with surgical trauma and decreases over time with tissue healing. The level of pain and discomfort felt varies from person to person. The patient's sex and age, physiological and psychological structure, operation area, duration of surgery, premedication, type of anesthetic used, postoperative complications and several other environmental factors can affect this level. After the operation, especially within 48 hours, the pain increases and gradually decreases. Postoperative pain may cause an increase in anxiety and general fear and concern. The stress level caused by surgical trauma in the patient delays recovery and increases mortality and morbidity.

Electroacupuncture (EA) applies electrical stimulation current to needles placed on acupuncture points. It is mainly used to relieve pain and provide operative analgesia.

No study has been found in the literature on the pain-reducing functionality of acupuncture applications in periodontal surgical treatments. In this study, the investigators aimed to examine the effect of electroacupuncture application on the amount of pain felt by patients after periodontal surgery.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 44
• Est. completion date: December 30, 2022
• Est. primary completion date: December 30, 2021
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• absence of any systemic disease,

• pregnancy or breast feeding;

• not receiving anti-inflammatory drug therapy in the last 6 months, chemotherapy or radiotherapy;

• having 6 mm or more probable pocket depth and clinical attachment loss in at least 4 or more teeth when called for control 6 weeks after Phase I treatment

Exclusion Criteria:

• Having a systemic disease such as cardiovascular, diabetes, hypertension, thyroid organ pathologies, chronic kidney failure

• pregnant/breastfeeding

• medication for any reason

• smoker/tobacco user

• other periodontal disease other than periodontitis

• chronic inflammatory disease (COPD, asthma)

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Acupuncture
• Electroacupuncture
• Pain, Postoperative
• Periodontal Diseases
• Periodontitis

Intervention

Procedure:
• Electroacupuncture
Electroacupuncture was applied bilaterally to the LI4, ST5 and ST6 acupuncture points before and after periodontal flap surgery
• periodontal flap surgery
periodontal flap surgery

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Turkey	Atatürk University	Erzurum

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Didem OZKAL EMINOGLU

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Turkey, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Visual Analogue Scale	The Visual Analogue Scale consists of a 10cm line, with two end points representing 0 ('no pain') and 10 ('pain as bad as it could possibly be')	7 days
Secondary	Postoperative analgesic requirement	the number of analgesic requirements taken by patients after periodontal surgery.	7 days