Ear Acupuncture for Acute Sore Throat.

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

56 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-10-31

Study Completion Date

2014-08-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to compare ear acupuncture plus standard of care versus standard therapy (anti-inflammatory medications) in the reduction of pain, reduction in oral anti inflammatory medication use, hours lost from work in acute sore throat.

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Acute Sore Throat

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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battlefield auricular acupuncture

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture

placebo

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Standard treatment plus ear acupuncture

Intervention Type DEVICE

Other Intervention Names

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Sedatelec ASP Original Gold needles

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Male and female subjects (DoD beneficiaries), 18 years or older, with upper respiratory complaints and their primary symptom being acute sore throat.
* Minimum pain score of 5 points on an 11 point scale (0-10 with 10 being the worst pain)

Exclusion:

* History of significant gastrointestinal bleed
* Previous documented history of stage 2 kidney disease or worse
* Known Pregnancy
* History of gastric bypass surgery
* Known Peritonsillar abscess (PTA)
* Throat, mouth or esophageal cancer
* Chronic oral steroids use
* Absence of one or more ears
* Active cellulitis of ear
* Ear anatomy precluding identification of acupuncture landmarks
* Non-English speaking
* Use of Hearing Aids that preclude the use of ear acupuncture
* Allergy to Ibuprofen

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No