Ancient meets modern: study tests acupuncture and relaxation to ease debilitating sickle cell pain
NCT ID NCT04906447
Summary
This study tested whether acupuncture and guided relaxation techniques could help people with sickle cell disease manage their chronic pain and reduce their need for opioid painkillers. It involved 379 participants across three major university health systems. The research aimed to find the most effective way to combine these therapies and understand how to make them a regular part of care in hospitals.
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Locations
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Duke University
Durham, North Carolina, 22710, United States
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Emory University
Atlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
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University of Florida
Gainesville, Florida, 32610, United States
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University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States
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