Acupuncture Versus IV Morphine in the Treatment of Acute Pain in ED

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-04-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Renal colics are a common cause af acute intense pain in medical emergency settings requiring often the use of high level antalgics (opioid) to relief the patient.

In the other hand, Acupuncture is well known widely for its therapeutic characteristics, especially in relieving pain.

the aim of these study is to compare this two pain relieving techniques in patients consulting the emergency departement (ED) for acute onset renal colics.

• Phase: Early Phase 1
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Monastir
• Collaborator: Emergency NGO Onlus
• Treatments: Morphine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age over 18 years

• has a renal colic

• VAS over 70

• has not got another analgesic drug before coming to emergency departement

Exclusion Criteria:

• age under 18 years

• has not renal colic

• VAS under 70

• has got another analgesic treatment before coming to emergency departement

• fever (T° > 38.5°c)

• cutaneous infection in the punction sites

• anuric patient

• contre indication of morphine