Effect of Adjunctive Acupuncture on Pain Relief Among Emergency Department Patients With Acute Renal Colic Due to Urolithiasis: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Renal colic is described as one of the worst types of pain, and effective analgesia in the shortest possible time is of paramount importance.

Objectives

To examine whether acupuncture, as an adjunctive therapy to analgesics, could accelerate pain relief in patients with acute renal colic.

Design, setting, and participants

This single-center, sham-controlled, randomized clinical trial was conducted in an emergency department in China between March 2020 and September 2020. Participants with acute renal colic (visual analog scale [VAS] score ≥4) due to urolithiasis were recruited. Data were analyzed from October 2020 to January 2022.

Interventions

After diagnosis and randomization, all patients received 50 mg/2 mL of diclofenac sodium intramuscular inje

SUBMITTER: Tu JF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9364130 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature