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Assessing the Feasibility of Integrating Ear Acupuncture Into the Aeromedical Evacuation System From RAB to AAFB

NCT ID: NCT01278355

Last Updated: 2013-12-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

40 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-01-31

Study Completion Date

2012-01-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is twofold: 1) to test the feasibility of integrating a simple bilateral ear acupuncture procedure (Auricular Stimulation Procedure - ASP) into the standard care delivered in the Aeromedical Evacuation system and 2) to observe and document any changes in pain scores and in-flight related symptoms and factors (e.g. sinus block/pain, ear block pain, nausea/air sickness) typically monitored during transportation of wounded warriors from Ramstein Air Base (RAB) to Andrews Air Force Base (AAFB).

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Musculoskeletal Pain

Keywords

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pain acupuncture

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Pain Patients

Ear acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

Ear acupuncture

Interventions

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Ear acupuncture

Ear acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Age 18 or over
* NRS Pain rating \> 0
* Military beneficiaries undergoing aeromedical evacuation from RAB to AAFB

Exclusion Criteria

* Medically unstable or otherwise unable to participate including those with the inability to consent
* Allergy to metals
* Ear trauma
* Sepsis
* Unhealed wounds on the ears
* Piercing or scar tissue in any of the ear acupuncture point areas
* Pregnancy
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Samueli Institute for Information Biology

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Richard Niemtzow, MD, PhD, MPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

United States Air Force

Locations

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Ramstein Air Base

Ramstein, , Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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C.2010.041dt

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id