NCT03525275

Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Versus Physical Therapy Alone After Shoulder Surgery

Completed NA Last updated 20 May 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Battlefield Acupuncture in Opioid Use in 40 participants. Completed in 15 April 2019.

Timeline

15 August 2018

Primary endpoint
15 April 2019

15 April 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	Keller Army Community Hospital
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	none
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	40
Start date	15 August 2018
Primary completion	15 April 2019
Estimated completion	15 April 2019
Sites	1 location across United States

Drugs / interventions tested

• Battlefield Acupuncture
• Post-surgical shoulder protocol

Conditions studied

• Opioid Use — all drugs for Opioid Use →
• Pain, Postoperative — all drugs for Pain, Postoperative →
• SLAP Lesion — all drugs for SLAP Lesion →
• Bankart Lesion — all drugs for Bankart Lesion →

Sponsor

Keller Army Community Hospital

Who can join

Adults 17 to 55, any sex, with Opioid Use or Pain, Postoperative. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The purpose of this randomized clinical trial is to determine the effectiveness of Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) in addition to usual post-surgical shoulder physical therapy compared to a standard shoulder rehabilitation program in reducing medication use and pain in patients who have undergone shoulder surgery. Measurements of medication (opioid, NSAID, acetaminophen, etc.) use (daily number of pills consumed), pain rating, patient specific functional scale and global rating of change will be taken at 24, 72 hours, 7 days, 14 days and at six weeks post-surgery. It is hypothesized that the inclusion of Battlefield Acupuncture will result in a decrease in medication use and post-surgical pain when compared to rehabilitation alone. The population for this study is male and female DoD beneficiaries, ages 17-55 (17 if cadet) that are not participating in other shoulder research studies. The subjects in the experimental group will receive Battlefield Acupuncture in addition to their respective post-surgical shoulder rehabilitation protocol.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Battlefield Acupuncture and Physical Therapy Versus Physical Therapy Alone After Shoulder Surgery.
   Collinsworth KM, Goss DL. · · 2019 · cited 19× · PMID 31456869 · DOI 10.1089/acu.2019.1372