Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture on Pain Control During Inpatient Treatment of Exertional Rhabdomyolysis
Purpose
Patients admitted with exertional rhabdomyolysis will be offered treatment with battlefield acupuncture for pain management and compared with patient's pain levels and pain medication requirements with those patients who declined battlefield acupuncture.
Condition
- Rhabdomyolysis
Eligibility
- Eligible Ages
- Between 18 Years and 99 Years
- Eligible Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- Rhabdomyolysis - chooses battlefield acupuncture
Exclusion Criteria
- Greater than 72 hours from onset of symptoms - younger than 18 years of age - declines battlefield acupuncture - no pain
Study Design
- Phase
- N/A
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Non-Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel Assignment
- Primary Purpose
- Treatment
- Masking
- None (Open Label)
Arm Groups
| Arm | Description | Assigned Intervention |
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Active Comparator Battlefield Acupuncture |
Patients admitted with rhabdomyolysis who choose to get battlefield acupuncture for pain control. |
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No Intervention Patients admitted with rhabdomyolysis who did not receive battlefield acupuncture |
This arm is the retrospective group that did not receive the BFA as an intervention. |
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Recruiting Locations
Tripler Army Medical Center
TAMC, Hawaii 96859
TAMC, Hawaii 96859
More Details
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sponsor
- Tripler Army Medical Center
Detailed Description
Pilot study using a prospective observational case series of patients admitted to Tripler Army Medical Center who meet CHAMP criteria for rhabdomyolysis and who elect to undergo BFA in addition to standard of care pain control. We will not blind patients, providers, or research coordinators. Goal is to administer BFA within 12 hours of inpatient admission and monitor the pain response.