Acupuncture for response and complete pain relief time of acute renal colic: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The integration of acupuncture with intramuscular injection of diclofenac sodium can expedite the onset of analgesia in treating acute renal colic caused by urolithiasis. However, it remains unclear whether acupuncture can accelerate pain relief constantly until complete remission. This study aimed to explore the extent to which acupuncture can expedite the onset time of response or complete pain relief in treating acute renal colic, and the predictive value of patient characteristics for treatment efficacy.

Methods

This secondary analysis utilized data from a prior randomized controlled trial. Eighty patients with acute renal colic were randomly assigned 1:1 to the acupuncture group or the sham acupuncture group. After intramuscular injection of diclofenac sodium

SUBMITTER: Wang XZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10876610 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature