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electro-acupuncture (EA) intervention for Congenital Heart Defects

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Led By David A Rosen, MD
Research Sponsored by West Virginia University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 65 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up baseline and 6 hours after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass
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Study Summary

This trial will study whether electro-acupuncture can help ease pain for children undergoing surgery for their congenital heart defects.

Eligible Conditions
  • Congenital Heart Defects

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~baseline and 6 hours after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline and 6 hours after weaning from cardiopulmonary bypass for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Change in Troponin level
Secondary outcome measures
Evaluate Acute Kidney Injury
Evaluate the incidence and severity of pain in the post operative period

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Active Control
Placebo Group
Group I: electro-acupuncture (EA) interventionActive Control1 Intervention
Micro electrodes will be placed at PC 4 and 6 , LI 4 and ST36. subjects will receive electro-acupuncture (EA) (treatment) mixed frequency( continuous plus dense disperse) will be at 2Hz and 100 Hz the amplitude will be 1000 microA.
Group II: sham electro acupuncturePlacebo Group1 Intervention
Micro electrodes will be placed at PC 4 and 6 , LI 4 and ST36. subjects Receive sham (control) will not have stimulation.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

West Virginia UniversityLead Sponsor
176 Previous Clinical Trials
60,106 Total Patients Enrolled
David A Rosen, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWest Virginia University

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Recent research and studies
clinicaltrials.govStudy
Electro-acupuncture (EA) in Children Undergoing Procedures for Congenital Heart Defects.
David Rosen, MD 2017. "Electro-acupuncture (EA) in Children Undergoing Procedures for Congenital Heart Defects.". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03297658.
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