Clinical trial · Interventional
Acupuncture With Press Tack Needles for Perioperative Pain After Open Radical Prostatectomy
A Randomized Controlled Study on Acupuncture for Perioperative Pain After Open Radical Prostatectomy
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
Acupuncture has been shown in several meta-analyses and clinical studies, in different surgical settings and chronic back pain, to be a safe adjuvant option for postoperative pain treatment. In this study, the investigator hypothesize that acupuncture can decrease postoperative pain intensity and amount of given analgesics, and accelerate recovery of bowel motility, in patients after open radical prostatectomy. The investigator will also investigate whether or not acupuncture with needle skin penetration is more efficacious than acupressure.
Conditions
Conditions (2)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Perioperative Pain | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
| Prostate Cancer | Malignant Prostate Neoplasm | CURATED_EXACT | 0.92 |
Interventions
Interventions (2)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acupressure | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
| Acupuncture | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (3)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Acu Arm
- description
- press tack needle acupuncture (ACU) and routine postoperative analgesic care
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupuncture
- type
- SHAM_COMPARATOR
- label
- SHAM Arm
- description
- press tack placebo acupressure (SHAM) and routine postoperative analgesic care
- interventionNames
- Other: Acupressure
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- CONTROL Arm
- description
- Patients in the control group will receive only routine postoperative analgesic care
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Male
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 70 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Males aged 18-70 years * Diagnosis with prostate cancer and scheduled for open radical prostatectomy * Ability and willingness to follow study instructions and complete all required questionnaires during hospitalization and follow-up * Written informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to understand the terms of this study * Simultanously participation in other clinical trials possibly influencing primary or secondary endpoints or any acupuncture-related clinical trials within 30 days prior to inclusion * Prior surgery within the last three months * Received acupuncture within 6 weeks before surgery * Known hypersensitivity or fear of acupuncture * Known abuse of drugs, medications and alcohol * Chronic pain for more than 3 months * Continuous opioid analgesic medications for more than 3 days during the 4 weeks prior to surgery
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