Auriculotherapy During Medication Abortion
Auriculotherapy as an Adjunct for Pain Management During Medication Abortion: a Randomized, Double-blinded, Three-arm Trial
Studieoversigt
Status
Status
Betingelser
Betingelser
Intervention / Behandling
Intervention / Behandling
Detaljeret beskrivelse
Undersøgelsestype
Undersøgelsestype
Tilmelding (Faktiske)
Tilmelding
Fase
Fase
- Ikke anvendelig
Kontakter og lokationer
Studiesteder
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New York
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New York, New York, Forenede Stater, 10032
- Columbia University Medical Center
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Deltagelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Berettigelseskriterier
Aldre berettiget til at studere
Tager imod sunde frivillige
Køn, der er berettiget til at studere
Beskrivelse
Inclusion Criteria:
- Pregnant up to 10 weeks (70 days) gestation
- Seeking medication abortion with mifepristone and misoprostol
- Initial clinical care completed and mifepristone administered
- English- or Spanish-speaking
- Able to use a mobile phone for follow-up on days 1-4
Exclusion Criteria:
- Not a candidate for medication abortion for any reason
- Allergy to adhesives
Studieplan
Hvordan er undersøgelsen tilrettelagt?
Design detaljer
- Primært formål: Støttende pleje
- Tildeling: Randomiseret
- Interventionel model: Parallel tildeling
- Maskning: Firedobbelt
Antal våben
Våben og indgreb
Deltagergruppe / ArmDeltagergruppe / Arm |
Intervention / BehandlingIntervention / Behandling |
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Aktiv komparator: Auriculotherapy with needles (acupuncture) + usual care
A designated trained therapist will perform auriculotherapy with 1mm (Pyonex) needles at five acupoints on each ear (10 points total).
The needles are affixed with a small round adhesive disk.
The needles will stay in place until removal at the 1-week follow-up visit
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Single-use 1.2mm acupuncture press needles attach to pre-specified acupoints on the participant's ears with adhesive disk/tape.
Andre navne:
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Aktiv komparator: Auriculotherapy with gold beads (acupressure) + usual care
A designated trained therapist will perform auriculotherapy with beads at five acupoints on each ear (10 points total).
The beads are affixed with a small round adhesive disk.
The beads will stay in place until removal at the 1-week follow-up visit.
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A trained co-investigator will place the beads onto prespecified acupoints of the participant's ears.
An adhesive disk will adhere the beads to the ears.
Andre navne:
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Sham-komparator: Placebo group + usual care
A designated trained therapist will place adhesive disks at five acupoints on each ear (10 points total).
The disks resemble those used with the active treatments.
The disks will stay in place until removal at the 1-week follow-up visit.
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Single-use adhesive disks without needles or beads.
Andre navne:
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Hvad måler undersøgelsen?
Primære resultatmål
Primære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Pain VAS Score
Tidsramme: Auriculotherapy is applied on the day of mifepristone. Participants take misoprostol 1-3 days later. Pain scores are recorded following misoprostol at 8pm x 4 days (selecting the highest of the 4 for analysis).
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Self-assessed maximum pain reported using a 0-100 mm visual analog scale (VAS), where 100 signifies maximum pain.
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Auriculotherapy is applied on the day of mifepristone. Participants take misoprostol 1-3 days later. Pain scores are recorded following misoprostol at 8pm x 4 days (selecting the highest of the 4 for analysis).
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Sekundære resultatmål
Sekundære resultatmål
Resultatmål |
Foranstaltningsbeskrivelse |
Tidsramme |
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Anxiety VAS Score
Tidsramme: Auriculotherapy is applied on the day of mifepristone. Participants take misoprostol 1-3 days later. Anxiety scores are recorded following misoprostol at 8pm x 4 days (selecting the highest of 4 for analysis).
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Self-assessed maximum anxiety reported using a 0-100 mm visual analog scale, where 100 signifies maximum anxiety.
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Auriculotherapy is applied on the day of mifepristone. Participants take misoprostol 1-3 days later. Anxiety scores are recorded following misoprostol at 8pm x 4 days (selecting the highest of 4 for analysis).
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Samarbejdspartnere og efterforskere
Sponsor
Sponsor
Efterforskere
Efterforskere
- Ledende efterforsker: Carolyn Westhoff, MD, Coumbia University
Publikationer og nyttige links
Generelle publikationer
- Ndubisi C, Danvers A, Gold MA, Morrow L, Westhoff CL. Auricular acupuncture as an adjunct for pain management during first trimester abortion: a randomized, double-blinded, three arm trial. Contraception. 2019 Mar;99(3):143-147. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2018.11.016. Epub 2018 Dec 7.
- Westhoff CL, Nelson IS, Suarez-Rodriguez A, Gold MA. Auricular acupressure and acupuncture as adjuncts for pain management during first trimester medication abortion: A randomized three-arm trial. Contraception. 2021 May;103(5):348-355. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2020.12.003. Epub 2020 Dec 17.
Datoer for undersøgelser
Studer store datoer
Studiestart (Faktiske)
Studiestart
Primær færdiggørelse (Faktiske)
Primær færdiggørelse
Studieafslutning (Faktiske)
Studieafslutning
Datoer for studieregistrering
Først indsendt
Først indsendt
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først indsendt, der opfyldte QC-kriterier
Først opslået (Faktiske)
Først opslået
Opdateringer af undersøgelsesjournaler
Sidste opdatering sendt (Faktiske)
Sidste opdatering sendt
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidste opdatering indsendt, der opfyldte kvalitetskontrolkriterier
Sidst verificeret
Sidst verificeret
Mere information
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Andre undersøgelses-id-numre
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- SAP
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