Clinical trialNCT03900728CompletedInterventional

Auriculotherapy During Medication Abortion

SponsorColumbia UniversityEnrollment138Abortion Early

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Summary

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This randomized trial will evaluate the effect of adding auriculotherapy (i.e. acupuncture applied to the ear) using either gold beads or Pyonex needles in addition to usual care for the relief of pain and anxiety during medication abortion. The control group will receive placebo auriculotherapy plus usual care. Participants will receive the assigned treatment immediately after they receive their initial abortion medication. The investigators will assess pain and anxiety via text message once daily for four days, and in person at a one-week follow-up visit.

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Investigators

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Carolyn Westhoff, MD
Coumbia University
Principal Investigator
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Sites

1 registered facility, with the per-site recruitment status where the registry publishes one. ClinicalTrials.gov does not publish per-site enrollment counts.

United States

Columbia University Medical Center
New York, New York, United States

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Drugs studied

No drug or biological interventions are in our data for this study — it may test a procedure, device or behavioral intervention, or the intervention list isn't in our current snapshot. See the registry record ↗. Why? →

Registration & key dates

Registry attributes as recorded on the ClinicalTrials.gov study record.

Start: 1 Apr 2019
Primary completion: 30 Mar 2020
Completion: 30 Mar 2020
Last update posted: 6 Jul 2021
Registered enrollment: 138
Registry id: NCT03900728

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