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NCT04094246: BFA
Battlefield Acupuncture Following Shoulder Surgery
NA trial testing Battlefield Acupuncture in Shoulder Injuries in 95 participants. Completed in 29 May 2024.
29 May 2024
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | Keller Army Community Hospital |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | double |
| Primary purpose | supportive care |
| Enrollment | 95 |
| Start date | 25 September 2019 |
| Primary completion | 29 May 2024 |
| Estimated completion | 29 May 2024 |
| Sites | 1 location across United States |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Battlefield Acupuncture
- Standard post-surgical rehabilitation
Conditions studied
- Shoulder Injuries — all drugs for Shoulder Injuries →
- Pain, Postoperative — all drugs for Pain, Postoperative →
- Acupuncture, Ear — all drugs for Acupuncture, Ear →
- Pain Management — all drugs for Pain Management →
Sponsor
Keller Army Community Hospital
Who can join
Adults 17 to 55, any sex, with Shoulder Injuries 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 standard 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 48-hours (baseline), 72-hours, 1-week, and 4-weeks post-surgery. It is hypothesized that the inclusion of Battlefield Acupuncture will result in a decrease in post-surgical pain levels, reduced opioid medication use, and improved patient mood when compared to rehabilitation alone.
Publications & conference data
3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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The effectiveness of battlefield acupuncture in addition to standard physical therapy treatment after shoulder surgery: a protocol for a randomized clinical trial.
Crowell MS, Brindle RA, Mason JS, Pitt W, et al · · 2020 · cited 2× · PMID 33272311 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-020-04909-8 -
Battlefield Acupuncture Does Not Provide Additional Improvement in Pain When Combined With Standard Physical Therapy After Shoulder Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial.
Crowell MS, Florkiewicz EM, Morris JB, Mason JS, et al · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 39797512 · DOI 10.1093/milmed/usae577 -
The Effectiveness of Battlefield Acupuncture in Addition to Standard Physical Therapy Treatment after Shoulder Surgery: A Protocol for a Randomized Clinical Trial
Crowell MS, Brindle RA, Mason JS, Pitt WJ, et al · · 2020 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-26066/v2
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Verify against primary sources
- ClinicalTrials.gov — authoritative US registry record
- WHO ICTRP — international registry index
- EU Clinical Trials Register
- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04094246 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
- Drug + disease cross-links: matched in real time against Drug Landscape's normalised drug + company + condition tables
- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by Keller Army Community Hospital
- Last refreshed: 25 February 2025
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