Comparative Study on the Effect of Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Postoperative Pain in Outpatient Surgery: Rhizarthrosis. (AURDO II)

Clinique Bizet

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Pain Following Outpatient Prosthetic Surgery for Rhizarthrosis

Treatments: Procedure: outpatient prosthetic surgery for rhizarthrosis.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07336303

2025-A02330-49

Details and patient eligibility

About

Auriculotherapy has demonstrated promising potential in the management of postoperative pain. Additionally, one study reported encouraging outcomes regarding the reduction of anxiety levels among patients in primary healthcare settings. Nevertheless, further high-quality research is required to substantiate these findings and to support the integration of auriculotherapy into standardized therapeutic protocols.

The objective of this prospective, comparative, double-blind study is to assess the efficacy of auricular acupuncture in the management of postoperative pain following outpatient prosthetic surgery for rhizarthrosis

Enrollment: 60 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subject aged over 18 years
• Patients hospitalized for endoscopic treatment of thumb carpometacarpal osteoarthritis (rhizarthrosis)
• Patient with no prior history of auriculotherapy sessions
• No participation in another clinical study
• Subject affiliated with, or beneficiary of, a social security system
• Agrees to complete all study questionnaires

Exclusion criteria

• Patient under 18 years of age
• Unable to comply with medical follow-up required for the study
• Adult subject under legal protection, guardianship, or trusteeship
• Patient with neuropathic pain

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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60 participants in 2 patient groups

Real auriculotherapy + standard medical care group A

Experimental group

Description:

real auriculotherapy : patients will have a preoperative session carried out within 72 hours before the surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: outpatient prosthetic surgery for rhizarthrosis.

sham auriculotherapy + standard medical care group B

Sham Comparator group

Description:

sham auriculotherapy : patients will have a preoperative session carried out within 72 hours before the surgery

Treatment:

Procedure: outpatient prosthetic surgery for rhizarthrosis.