Electroacupuncture Improves Pain and Wrist Functionality

NCT04178265 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: CMUH108-REC2-057
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Triangular Fibrocartilage Complex (TFCC) is the main stable structure of the distal ulnar joint (DRUJ), and the damage of the triangular fibrocartilage complex is the most common cause of pain in the ulnar side of the wrist in the young athlete population. Once TFCC is injured, arthroscopic surgery is a common repair method. And, the postoperative goal is to restore the function of the forearm and the mobility of the wrist joint. Therefore, rehabilitation treatment is the key. However, postoperative patients often delay rehabilitation therapy due to pain, resulting in stiffer wrist joints. In recent years, electroacupuncture(EA) has been widely used to relieve pain after surgery, and many studies have confirmed that it is effective. And it is already an alternative to postoperative pain relief. The investigators hope that by electroacupuncture, the investigators can help patients reduce pain, increase joint mobility, and make patients willing to start rehabilitation therapy, reduce joint stiffness, and restore wrist function as soon as possible, which will help patients return to work and normal life early.

Conditions

Electroacupuncture

Keywords

electroacupuncture; triangular fibrocartilage complex tears; TFCC tears; pain; wrist functionality

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Range of wrist motion

  The degrees of wrist mobility measured with a goniometer, including flexion, extension, supination, pronation, ulnar deviation, radial deviation, and higher degrees mean a better outcome.

  4 weeks

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand(DASH)

  4 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Electroacupuncture group

EXPERIMENTAL

At the 4th week after surgery, electroacupuncture was performed, and the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed at same time, and at a frequency of three times per week for four weeks, for a total of twelve times. Acupoint selection: needles were inserted to Kunlun(BL60), Yanglingquan (GB34), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Taixi (KI 3) contralateral to the operated leg and deqi sensation elicited at acupoints.

Other: Electroacupuncture

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

At the 4th week after surgery, only the activity of wrist joint on the affected side was performed, and at a frequency of three times per week for four weeks, for a total of twelve times.

Interventions

Electroacupuncture OTHER

needles were inserted to Kunlun(BL60), Yanglingquan (GB34), Sanyinjiao(SP6), Taixi (KI 3) contralateral to the operated leg and deqi sensation elicited at acupoints.

Electroacupuncture group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 19 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Orthopedic specialist diagnoses tearing of the triangular fibrocartilage complex and undergoes arthroscopic surgery
• Age between 19 and 60 years old

You may not qualify if:

• serious heart rhythm
• epilepsy
• Severe pulmonary heart disease
• History of mental illness
• received acupuncture treatment 1 month ago

Sponsors & Collaborators

• China Medical University Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

China Medical University Hospital

Taichung, No. 2, Yude Rd, North District, Taichung City, 404, Taiwan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain

Interventions

Electroacupuncture

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Combined Modality Therapy; Therapeutics; Acupuncture Therapy; Complementary Therapies; Electric Stimulation Therapy; Physical Therapy Modalities; Rehabilitation; Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation; Analgesia; Anesthesia and Analgesia; Anesthesia

Study Officials

• Yung-Cheng Chiu, MD

  China Medical University Hospital

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Central Study Contacts

Chiu-Ming Chang

CONTACT

886-982910198; asspiderman1982@gmail.com

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 7, 2019
• First Posted: November 26, 2019
• Study Start: May 6, 2019
• Primary Completion: May 5, 2020
• Study Completion: May 5, 2020
• Last Updated: December 12, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-12

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

TW (1)