Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:40 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 2:40 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01622959
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Traumatic and non traumatic acute (\<72 hours) musculoskeletal pain with visual analog pain scale ( VAS or NRS ) \> 40 (on a scale 0-100)
* Age ≥18 years
* Presigned consentement to participate in the study.
* no evidence of fracture or dislocation, including ankle and knee sprains without signs of severity (ligament rupture, laxity); shoulder and elbow tendonitis; upper and lower limb mechanical pains and lower back pain with no evidence of neurological deficit; acute abdominal pain with no urgent surgical intervention including renal colic and dysmenorrhea; and acute headache .
Exclusion Criteria:
* Temperature \> 37.7° C,
* Anticoagulation medication use or the presence of a mechanical heart valve,
* Skin infections that would preclude certain acupuncture points being used,
* Refusal, inability to consent or communication difficulties,
* Acute major trauma,
* Any form of analgesia up to 60 minutes prior to study start,
* An initial pain score ≤ 40 on the pain scale (score range 0-100),
* Opiate contraindication,
* Pregnancy,
* Presentation to the ED \> 4 times in the previous 3 months with the same condition.
Healthy Volunteers:
True
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01622959
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01622959