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Acupuncture Versus Conventional Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Sponsor: Federal University of São Paulo
Summary
This study evaluated acupuncture plus optimized conventional pharmacological treatment compared with optimized conventional pharmacological treatment alone for chronic pain in adults with chronic kidney disease receiving conservative treatment, peritoneal dialysis, or hemodialysis. The study was conducted prospectively at a single center. Actual allocation was not exclusively randomized because some participants who expressed a preference for acupuncture before allocation were assigned to the acupuncture group, while the planned random sequence was used for participants without an expressed preference.
Official title: Prospective Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Acupuncture Versus Conventional Treatment for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Conservative Treatment or Renal Replacement Therapy (Peritoneal Dialysis or Hemodialysis)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
18 Years - 75 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
110
Start Date
2023-09-06
Completion Date
2026-02-17
Last Updated
2026-10-23
Healthy Volunteers
No
Interventions
Acupuncture
Individualized acupuncture administered weekly for approximately four months, with 16 sessions planned and a minimum of 10 sessions considered necessary for efficacy evaluation.
Optimized conventional pharmacological treatment
Conventional pharmacological treatment for chronic pain in patients with chronic kidney disease, individualized according to the treating physician's clinical judgment.
Locations (1)
Hospital do Rim
São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil