Impact of Auriculotherapy on Postoperative Pain in Patients Undergoing Surgery for SCC (AURDO)

Clinique Bizet

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Pain After Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Treatments: Procedure: Carpal Tunnel Surgery; Other: real auricolothery; Other: sham auriculotherapy

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06779812

2024-A02150-47

Details and patient eligibility

About

Auriculotherapy shows promising potential for pain management in patients with carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Studies have demonstrated encouraging results in pain reduction and improvement in quality of life. However, further research is required to strengthen these findings and fully integrate auriculotherapy into standard treatment protocols for CTS.

this prospective, double-blind comparative study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of auricular acupuncture in managing postoperative pain following outpatient carpal tunnel surgery

Enrollment: 50 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 20+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Subjects aged over 20 years
• Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome scheduled for endoscopic surgery
• Patients who have never undergone auriculotherapy sessions before
• No participation in another clinical study

Exclusion criteria

• Patients under 20 years of age
• Unable to undergo medical follow-up for the study
• Legally protected adult subjects, under guardianship or curatorship

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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50 participants in 2 patient groups

Group A

Experimental group

Description:

Real auriculotherapy + standard medical care

Treatment:

Other: real auricolothery

Procedure: Carpal Tunnel Surgery

Group B

Sham Comparator group

Description:

Sham auriculotherapy + standard medical care

Treatment:

Other: sham auriculotherapy

Procedure: Carpal Tunnel Surgery