Intervention Protocol

Acupuncture for the treatment of post-operative pain

  1. Eric Manheimer2,
  2. Kathleen Eaton3,
  3. Lixing Lao4,
  4. Adrian R White5,
  5. Olga Morozova3

Editorial Group: Cochrane Pain, Palliative and Supportive Care Group

Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006042

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Manheimer E, Eaton K, Lao L, White AR, Morozova O. Acupuncture for the treatment of post-operative pain (Protocol). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2006, Issue 2. Art. No.: CD006042. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD006042.

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  1. 2

    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Center for Integrative Medicine, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  2. 3

    John Hopkins University, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Baltimore, MD, USA

  3. 4

    University of Maryland School of Medicine, Complementary Medicine Program, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

  4. 5

    Peninsula Medical School, Department of General Practice and Primary Care , Plymouth, UK

*Myeong Soo Lee, Department of Medical Research, Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine, 461-24 Jeonmin-dong, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon, 305-811, Korea, South. drmslee@gmail.com. mslee@kiom.re.kr.

Publication History

  1. Publication Status: Edited (no change to conclusions)
  2. Published Online: 21 JAN 2009

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This is the protocol for a review and there is no abstract. The objectives are as follows:

To review all randomized or quasi-randomized (not strictly randomized methods of allocation e.g., by date of birth, hospital record number or alternation) controlled trials pertaining to the efficacy of acupuncture in the treatment of acute postoperative pain. The three specific objectives of this systematic review are:

  1. to assess the efficacy of acupuncture compared to sham controls (i.e., sham acupuncture and other sham treatments) for postoperative pain.
  2. to assess the efficacy of acupuncture plus standard medical treatment compared to standard medical care alone for postoperative pain.
  3. to assess the efficacy of acupuncture compared to standard medical treatment for postoperative pain.

Standard medical care will be defined as the use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), narcotics, or other analgesic medication, together with routine postoperative care.

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