Perioperative Electroacupuncture on Postoperative Analgesia in Prostatectomy

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2012-02-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Male

Summary

The aim of the present study is the comparison of the efficacy of the perioperative application of a multimodal analgesia model to the patients, combing common used analgesics via intravenous (IV) route, such as tramadol and ketamine, with or without the Electroacupuncture (E/A) technique application and the frequency of side effects accession.

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: G.Gennimatas General Hospital
• Collaborator: Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
• Treatments: Acetaminophen; Ketamine; Morphine; Parecoxib; Tramadol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Male patient is over 18 years old, especially 50-75 years old

• Patient scheduled for a non-emergency operation

• Patient signs and dates a written informed consent form (ICF) and indicates an understanding of the study procedures

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient receiving monoamine oxidase inhibitors and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors

• Patient with significant cardiovascular, pulmonary, renal or hepatic disease

• Patient with epilepsy non controlled with treatment or history of seizures

• Patient with morbid obesity (BMI>35)

• Patient with history of chronic opioid exposure

• Patient with history of chronic pain

• Patient with history of postoperative nausea and vomiting

• Patient with cognitive dysfunction

• Patient with history of previous usage of the acupuncture technique

• Patient Greek speaking

• Patient is participating in another clinical trial which may affect this study's outcomes

• Patient with metastatic cancer