Needle Electromyography (EMG) is an important test used to assess muscle and nerve function, but the test can be uncomfortable. It is currently not standard practice to provide any pain-relieving intervention for this procedure. The purpose of this research study is to determine whether auricular (ear) acupuncture will make EMG testing less painful.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
21
Experimental group to receive ear needles in the Battlefield Acupuncture points. Sham group to receive ear needles at points thought to be ineffective but standardized.
Kessler Institute for Rehabilitation
West Orange, New Jersey, United States
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)
Time frame: pre- and post- intervention
Global Impression of Change
Time frame: pre- and post- intervention
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