Utilizing Battlefield Acupuncture to Treat Chronic Pain
RecruitingNot applicableNCT06128772
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
This research study will evaluate the effectiveness of utilizing Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) on veterans with with a history of substance use disorder and chronic pain for 8 weeks. Primary Aim: The primary aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of using BFA to treat chronic pain in veterans with a history of substance use disorder. Secondary Aim: This study will also evaluate the impact that BFA treatment for pain may have on subjects' stress, mood and sleep patterns over 8 weeks. In addition, each subject will be complete behavioral research tools to measure: depression, anxiety, and substance use at 3 different points in this study. Hypothesis: The use of BFA on veterans with chronic pain will decrease their pain and substance use and improve their quality of life.
Study details
- Official title
- A Randomized Clinical Trial Utilizing Battlefield Acupuncture to Treat Chronic Pain in Veterans With a History of Substance Use Disorder.
- Conditions
- Chronic Pain
- Substance Use Disorders
- Interventions
- Other: Battlefield Acupuncture
- Sponsor
- Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital
- Collaborators
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
- Start date
- 2023-12-30
- Primary completion
- 2025-12-30
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- United States
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: Eligibility criteria include: * they are 18 years or older * they have a history of substance use disorder, * history of chronic pain * availability to participate in the study for 16 weeks. Exclusion Criteria: * female veterans who are pregnant. * history of bleeding disorders or currently on older blood thinning medications that cause excessive bleeding. * currently being treated for an active infection of the outer ear (relative contraindication). -- currently have a PICC line in their body or are receiving IV antibiotics. * fear of needles/tacks, and/or * undiagnosed pain complaint
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06128772