Auricular Acupuncture As Part Of A Multimodal Regimen After Distal Radius Open Reduction and Internal Fixation

Description

This randomized controlled trial will test the hypothesis that patients receiving an intraoperative auricular acupuncture protocol will require less postoperative opioid analgesic use compared to those who do not receive acupuncture in the setting of a multimodal analgesic protocol for patients receiving surgery to repair distal radius fractures at a Level 1 trauma center under brachial plexus anesthesia with sedation.

Conditions

Radius Fracture Distal, Pain, Postoperative

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Study overview

This randomized controlled trial will test the hypothesis that patients receiving an intraoperative auricular acupuncture protocol will require less postoperative opioid analgesic use compared to those who do not receive acupuncture in the setting of a multimodal analgesic protocol for patients receiving surgery to repair distal radius fractures at a Level 1 trauma center under brachial plexus anesthesia with sedation.

Auricular Acupuncture As Part Of A Multimodal Regimen For Reduction Of Opioid Analgesic Use After Distal Radius Open Reduction and Internal Fixation- A Randomized Controlled Trial

Auricular Acupuncture As Part Of A Multimodal Regimen After Distal Radius Open Reduction and Internal Fixation

Condition
Radius Fracture Distal
Intervention / Treatment

-

Contacts and Locations

Houston

Ben Taub Hospital, Houston, Texas, United States, 77030

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Patient ages 18-64
  • * American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status 1, 2, or 3
  • * Patients scheduled to undergo distal radius ORIF under brachial plexus nerve block
  • * Renal dysfunction (Serum Cr \> 1.2) - excluded due to potential for altered metabolism of anesthetic and perioperative medications
  • * Allergy to any of the standard anesthetic agents
  • * Patient inability to properly communicate with investigators
  • * Patient or surgeon refusal

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to 64 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Baylor College of Medicine,

Jaime Ortiz, MD, MBA, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Baylor College of Medicine

Study Record Dates

2025-12