Battlefield Acupuncture for Pain in Hidradenitis Suppurativa

N/ARecruitingNCT04218422

Wayne State University32 enrolled

Overview

The investigators will investigate battlefield acupuncture as a treatment for the pain of hidradenitis suppurativa.

Participants will report their pain level daily for 4 weeks. At week 2 and 3, they will get acupuncture in the ears.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

Conditions

Hidradenitis Suppurativa

Interventions

Battlefield AcupuncturePROCEDURE

Acupuncture at 5 points on the ears

Sham AcupuncturePROCEDURE

Sham acupuncture in 2 points for liver and 1 point for stomach

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 18 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * age 18 years or older * dermatologist-confirmed diagnosis of hidradenitis suppurativa * significant pain from hidradenitis at least twice weekly * stable treatment regimen for hidradenitis during study period Exclusion Criteria: * disease or disfigurement of the ear that prevents battlefield acupuncture of the ears * other chronic pain that will interfere with the ability to rate hidradenitis pain

Locations (1)

WSUPG Dermatology

Dearborn, Michigan, United States

RECRUITING

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change in Pain Numerical Rating Score

Difference in Average Patient self-reported Pain Numerical Rating Score from 0-10, comparing average from 2 weeks prior to treatment with average from 2 weeks after treatment

Time frame: Average Score from scores Recorded daily for 4 weeks

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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