Researchers think acupuncture may improve outcomes for participants with sepsis, based on laboratory studies and previous studies in people with sepsis. The purpose of this study to see whether real acupuncture can improve outcomes for participants with sepsis when compared to sham acupuncture. Sham acupuncture is performed the same way as real acupuncture but will use different needles and target different sites or places on the body than real acupuncture.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Enrollment
78
Acupuncture involves insertion of thin filiform needles (gauze 30-40) at certain points on the body.
During sham acupuncture, a point on the participant's ankle is gently tapped with an acupuncture needle guide tube and an acupuncture needle is taped flat to the skin. This point is not on any acupuncture meridian or point. Electrical stimulation device is connected to the needles, but no electrical stimulation is delivered.
Susan Samueli Integrative Health Institute, University of California, Irvine
Irvine, California, United States
RECRUITINGNumber of participants recruited compared to the number of participants who complete study treatment.
To assess the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial of acupuncture in hospitalized patients who are at risk for sepsis.
Time frame: Up to 2 years
Admission/transfer to ICU
Deterioration of a participant's clinical condition that necessitate an admission or transfer to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Time frame: Within 30 days
Mortality
Death within 30 days in the same hospitalization
Time frame: 30 days
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