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Traditional Chinese Medicine

Auricular acupuncture for Neuropathic Pain

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Tony Chon, MD
Research Sponsored by Mayo Clinic
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up daily during inpatient stay, approximately 7-10 days
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Study Summary

This trial will test if auricular acupuncture can help reduce pain and improve quality of life for people with neuropathic pain staying in an acute inpatient rehabilitation setting.

Eligible Conditions
  • Neuropathic Pain

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~daily during inpatient stay, approximately 7-10 days
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and daily during inpatient stay, approximately 7-10 days 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 self-reported neuropathic pain scores

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Acupuncture Treatment GroupExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Subjects will receive acupuncture treatment in addition to to the standard of care neuropathic pain treatment.
Group II: Standard of Care GroupActive Control1 Intervention
Subjects will receive standard of care neuropathic pain treatment without acupuncture.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Auricular acupuncture
2013
Completed Phase 3
~1030

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Mayo ClinicLead Sponsor
3,205 Previous Clinical Trials
3,766,784 Total Patients Enrolled
Tony Chon, MDPrincipal InvestigatorMayo Clinic

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any opportunities for participants to join this clinical trial at present?

"Per the data provided on clinicaltrials.gov, this particular medical trial has ceased recruitment as of March 25th 2022; however, there are still 159 other studies actively looking for patients."

Answered by AI
~0 spots leftby Apr 2025