Acupuncture on Postoperative Pain Relief in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy

NCT07110545 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: acupunture in cholecystectomy
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 50
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To lessen related side effects, opioids are used as needed to treat pain after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC). Research into the efficacy of acupuncture as an adjunct treatment for postoperative patients has gained traction. However, the findings of these studies are inconsistent. It has been suggested that acupuncture may not influence postoperative pain, whereas studies involving various surgical procedures have reported favorable results. Nonetheless, there is scant evidence demonstrating the effectiveness of acupuncture in managing pain following LC. In order to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture in reducing postoperative pain in patients following LC, this study was created. The study's objective was to reduce postoperative pain in order to improve the results of LC surgeries. Fifty patients participated in this prospective randomized controlled interventional study, split equally between two groups.

Conditions

Acupuncture; Postoperative Pain Management; Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic

Keywords

acupuncture; postoperative pain

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Post-operative pethidine

  The total amount of pethidine required to manage pain following surgery

  From the moment the surgery was completed until 24 hours after the procedure

Study Arms (2)

Acupuncture

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Interventional group: included 25 patients for Acupuncture

Other: Acupuncture

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Control patients: included 25 patients who received no intervention.

Interventions

Acupuncture OTHER

Application of acupuncture on specific acupoints

Acupuncture

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Patients who are undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy of both sexes.
• Patients with grades I and II from the American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA).

You may not qualify if:

• Patients with local skin infections at acupoints.
• Patients who have nerve injuries on upper limbs or lower limbs.
• Patients who are alcoholics.
• Pregnant.
• Patients with other severe systemic diseases and serious mental illnesses.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Suez Canal University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Faculty of medicine, Suez Canal University

Ismailia, Egypt

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pain, Postoperative

Interventions

Acupuncture Therapy

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Postoperative Complications; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms; Pain; Neurologic Manifestations; Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Complementary Therapies; Therapeutics

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: professor of anaesthesia

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 31, 2025
• First Posted: August 7, 2025
• Study Start: January 15, 2024
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2024
• Study Completion: March 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 7, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

EG (1)