Acupuncture eases gallbladder pain in small study
NCT ID NCT04960189
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested whether adding acupuncture at a specific point (GB34) to standard medical care could help people with mild gallbladder inflammation (acute cholecystitis). Thirty hospitalized adults received either acupuncture plus usual treatment or usual treatment alone. The goal was to see if acupuncture could reduce pain and the need for painkillers.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Participants
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30 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Finished
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Dec 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 65 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Diagnosed and hospitalised patients with mild acute cholecystitis Exclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women * Immunosuppressive patients * Patients with intermediate and severe acute cholecystitis * Patients with acalculous acute cholecystitis * Patients with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus * Patients with collegen tissue diseases * Patients with malignancies * Patients who are using anti-coagulant or anti-aggregant medications * Patients with blood diseases * Patients with BMI\>35
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Niğde Ömer Halisdemir University Training and Research Hospital
Niğde, Turkey (Türkiye)
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