Acupuncture Versus Compound Diclofenac Sodium for Pain Relief in Non-Traumatic Acute Abdominal

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 1, Phase 2
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age16-75
SponsorThe First Affiliated Hospital of Hunan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

About this trial

The investigators designed this clinical study to evaluate the efficacy and safety of semi-standardized acupuncture and moxibustion combined with compound diclofenac sodium injection in the emergency department (ED) compared with acupuncture or compound diclofenac sodium injection alone.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

The diagnostic criteria of NTAA were as follows: ① abdominal pain was the main symptom; ② The onset time was less than 1 week; ③ The cause of abdominal pain could be traced to intra-abdominal abdominal wall chest or systemic diseases;

Patients with NRS scores ≥4 (mild pain and above) were evaluated before inclusion; (3)16 years < age <75 years;

Disqualifiers

Acute abdomen caused by trauma;

Super sudden diseases (e.g. acute myocardial infarction rupture of abdominal aortic aneurysm pulmonary embolism aortic dissection pericardial tamponade);

Emergent conditions requiring surgical treatment within 3 hours (e.g. rupture of liver cancer ectopic pregnancy ischemic bowel disease severe acute cholangitis peritonitis with septic shock);

Extremely severe pain (NRS ≥ 8) with an undetermined diagnosis and requiring further assessment for a super sudden disease;

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • acupuncture
  • compound diclofenac sodium
  • acupuncture combined with compound diclofenac sodium
  • placebo

Treatment groups

176 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groups

Locations

This trial has no locations