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CompletedNCT06693167AURDO1Updated Nov 18, 2024

Adjuvant Treatment of Postoperative Pain Following Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery by Auriculotherapy

An observational study in Chirurgical Intervention and Auriculotherapy, sponsored by Clinique Bizet. Completed. Open to participants aged 18 Years to 84 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2024-11-18.

Sponsored by Clinique Bizet · Observational

Study type
Observational
Model
Case-only
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
38
Ages
18 Years to 84 Years
Sex
All
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Study summary

Retrospective study on the effect of auriculotherapy on postoperative pain after carpal tunnel surgery

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the project consists of a retrospective analysis of data from the medical records of patients followed by Doctor, between 2016 and 2017, at the Bizet Clinic. This study includes measurements of pain levels and analgesic consumption in patients who received during their care in the clinic a preoperative auriculotherapy session offered by the clinic, during the three days following carpal tunnel surgery. For comparison, this studie also includes a group who underwent the same surgery treated only with analgesics. The objective of study is to analyze the results obtained in the two groups in order to evaluate the effectiveness of auriculotherapy for the management of postoperative pain.

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Conditions studied

  • Chirurgical Intervention
  • Auriculotherapy

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In context

Pain, Postoperative

5,093 studies on the registry are indexed under Pain, Postoperative; 1,140 are open to participants now.

This study's enrollment of 38 is below the median of 102 across 608 observational studies indexed under Pain, Postoperative.

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Lead sponsor

Clinique Bizet is the lead sponsor of 15 studies on the registry; 10 are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
18 Years to 84 Years
Sexes eligible
All
Sampling method
Non-probability sample

Study population

Patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome for whom elective endoscopic surgery is indicated

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients aged 18 to 84 years.
  • Patients suffering from carpal tunnel syndrome for whom elective endoscopic surgery is indicated

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Have already benefited from an auriculotherapy session.
  • Presence of cryoglobulinemia.
  • Presence of Raynaud's syndrome.
  • Presence of hemoglobinopathy (hemoglobin and capillary abnormalities).
  • Allergy to cold.
  • Presence of dermatological lesions on the auricle of one of the two ears
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Study design

Observational model
Case-only
Time perspective
Other
Enrollment
38 participants (actual)
Target follow-up
7 Days
Patient registry
Yes

Interventions

  • Procedurechirurgie canal carpien

    study compares a group of patients who received a preoperative auriculotherapy session followed by standard analgesic treatment to a group who received only standard analgesic treatment, and this, during the three days following surgery (D1, D2, and D3).

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. demonstrate the effectiveness of auriculotherapy in the management of postoperative pain

    pain assessment scale

    Time frame: Day1, Day2 and Day 3

Secondary outcomes

  1. reducing the consumption of painkillers

    number of tablets in grams

    Time frame: Day1, Day2 and Day 3

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Study locations

No study locations are listed for this record.

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References and documents

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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 18, 2024, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT06693167
Lead sponsor
Clinique Bizet
Responsible party
Sponsor
First posted
Nov 18, 2024
Start date
Oct 2016
Primary completion
May 2017
Completion
Jun 2017
Last update
Nov 18, 2024

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
No
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