Immediate Analgesic Effects of Cheek Acupuncture for Acute Gouty Arthritis
Status:
Recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-12-31
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the immediate analgesic effect and patients'
evaluation of the treatment of cheek acupuncture in patients with acute gouty arthritis. The
main question it aims to answer are: Does cheek acupuncture has immediate pain relief effects
on patients with acute gouty arthritis. Participants will received cheek acupuncture for 30
mins.
If there is a comparison group: Researchers will compare etoricoxib group to see if cheek
acupuncture is superior to etoricoxib for improvement of acute pain in subjects with acute
gouty arthritis.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine