Battlefield Acupuncture for Pain in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

NCT ID: NCT04218422

Last Updated: 2023-05-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

32 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-01-22

Study Completion Date

2031-02-20

Brief Summary

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The investigators will investigate battlefield acupuncture as a treatment for the pain of hidradenitis suppurativa.

Detailed Description

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Participants will report their pain level daily for 4 weeks. At week 2 and 3, they will get acupuncture in the ears.

Conditions

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Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Blinded, randomized trial
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants
Participants will not know whether they got battlefield acupuncture or sham acupuncture

Study Groups

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Treatment

2 treatments of battlefield acupuncture to the bilateral ears spaced one week apart

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Battlefield Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Acupuncture at 5 points on the ears

Control

2 treatments with sham acupuncture to the bilateral ears at acupuncture points not associated with pain relief (2 liver and 1 stomach)

Group Type SHAM_COMPARATOR

Sham Acupuncture

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Sham acupuncture in 2 points for liver and 1 point for stomach

Interventions

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Battlefield Acupuncture

Acupuncture at 5 points on the ears

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Sham Acupuncture

Sham acupuncture in 2 points for liver and 1 point for stomach

Intervention Type PROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* age 18 years or older
* dermatologist-confirmed diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa
* significant pain from hidradenitis at least twice weekly
* stable treatment regimen for hidradenitis during study period

Exclusion Criteria

* disease or disfigurement of the ear that prevents battlefield acupuncture of the ears
* other chronic pain that will interfere with the ability to rate hidradenitis pain
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Wayne State University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Steven D Daveluy

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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WSUPG Dermatology

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Facility Contacts

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Steven D Daveluy

Role: primary

313-429-7854

References

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Horvath B, Janse IC, Sibbald GR. Pain management in patients with hidradenitis suppurativa. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2015 Nov;73(5 Suppl 1):S47-51. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2015.07.046.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 26470616 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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IRB-19-12-1642

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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