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Can acupuncture help seniors heal faster after hip surgery?

NCT ID NCT07178756

Symptom relief Sponsor: Khoo Teck Puat Hospital Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026

Summary

This study looks at whether adding acupuncture to usual care (painkillers and physical therapy) can improve pain and mobility in people recovering from hip fracture surgery. About 90 adults aged 40–99 will be randomly assigned to receive either standard care alone or standard care plus acupuncture twice a week for four weeks. Researchers will track pain, hip function, walking speed, and leg strength for up to a year after surgery.

What this could mean

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Active substance
acupuncture
What this could lead to
If it works, this could point toward a simple, drug-free way to reduce pain and speed up recovery after hip fracture surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a small pilot study with only 90 people, so results may not apply to everyone. Acupuncture may not provide significant benefit over standard care alone.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 90 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Oct 2021

Expected to finish

Nov 2025

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Ages

40 to 99 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: Patients who undergone surgery due to unilateral hip fracture. Patients aged 40-99 (male), 55-99 (female). Ambulatory with or without aid prior to hip fracture. Able provide consent for the study and acupuncture treatment. Able to attend all treatment sessions Exclusion Criteria: Patients with morbid obesity (Body Mass Index \>40) . Patients with communication barriers such as aphasia or language . Local or systemic infection or dermatological disease affecting sites of acupuncture. Existing treatment with anti-neoplastic, oral corticoid or immunosuppressive drugs. Needle phobia or inability to stay still for 30 min during acupuncture retention . History of psychiatric disease, kidney failure on peritoneal dialysis, substance abuse . If there exist any postoperative complications that deviate from standard management, resulting in interference of patient's clinical evaluation

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

hip fracture

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Hip fracture surgeries Post-operative hip fractures recovery

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Admiralty Medical Centre (Khoo Teck Puat Hospital- KTPH @ ADMC )

    Singapore, 730676, Singapore

  • Khoo Teck Puat Hospital

    Singapore, 768828, Singapore

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