Ear acupuncture tested for Post-Surgery pain relief
NCT ID NCT06779812
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Sep 11, 2026 · Updated 3 times
Summary
This study tests whether auriculotherapy (a type of ear acupuncture) can help manage pain after carpal tunnel surgery. Fifty adults will receive either real or sham auriculotherapy before surgery, and their pain levels will be tracked for three days afterward. The goal is to see if this simple, non-drug approach can reduce pain and the need for painkillers.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- auriculotherapy (ear acupuncture)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could offer a drug-free way to ease pain after carpal tunnel surgery.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 50 participants. The sham group may also show benefits, and results may not apply to other surgeries.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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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
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
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20 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Subjects aged over 20 years * Patients with carpal tunnel syndrome scheduled for endoscopic surgery * Patients who have never undergone auriculotherapy sessions before * No participation in another clinical study Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 20 years of age * Unable to undergo medical follow-up for the study * Legally protected adult subjects, under guardianship or curatorship
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Benkessou
RECRUITINGParis, 75016, France
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Bizet Clinic
RECRUITINGParis, 75016, France
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