Acupuncture Randomized Trial for Post Anaesthetic Recovery and Postoperative Pain - a Pilot Study

Fecha de inicio: 1 de junio de 2012

Inclusion Criteria: Age 18+ Scheduled for laparoscopic surgery of uterus, adnex or ovaries ASA-score ≤ 2 Subjects with the ability to follow study instructions and likely to attend and complete all required visits Written informed consent of the subject Exclusion Criteria: General Exclusion Criteria: Subject without legal capacity who is unable to understand the nature, scope, significance and consequences of this clinical trial Simultaneously participation in another clinical trial or participation in any clinical trial involving administration of acupuncture within 30 days prior to clinical trial beginning Subjects with a physical or psychiatric condition which at the investigator's discretion may put the subject at risk, may confound the trial results, or may interfere with the subject's participation in this clinical trial Known or persistent abuse of medication, drugs or alcohol Exclusion criteria regarding special restrictions for females: Current or planned pregnancy or nursing women Females of childbearing potential, who are not using and not willing to use medically reliable methods of contraception for the entire study duration (such as oral, injectable, or implantable contraceptives, or intrauterine contraceptive devices) unless they are surgically sterilized / hysterectomized or there are any other criteria considered sufficiently reliable by the investigator in individual cases. Indication specific exclusion criteria: Subjects will not be included in the study if any of the following criteria applies: Surgery within the last three months Chronic pain > 3 month Continuous analgesic medication with opioids longer than 3 days Massive degenerative diseases Pre-treatment with acupuncture or trigger point injection within the last 2 months