Acupuncture Versus Titrated Morphine in Patients With Renal Colic

Summary

The aim of this study is to compare the clinical efficacy and safety profiles of a 30 minutes acupuncture session performed at an ER of a tertiary hospital versus titrated intravenous morphine in the management of acute severe pain syndromes (defined as a visual analogue scale (VAS) score \>/= 70) taking for example acute renal colic.

Timeline

Start

2014-07

Primary completion

2015-07

Completion

2016-06

Drugs

Indications