NCT07891819Completed
Acupuncture Versus Conventional Treatment for Chronic Pain in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease
Prospective Comparative Study of the Efficacy of Acupuncture Versus Conventional Treatment for the Management of Chronic Pain in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease Receiving Conservative Treatment or Renal Replacement Therapy (Peritoneal Dialysis or Hemodialysis)
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Last updated 23 Oct 2026
Brief summary (registry, in English)
This study evaluated acupuncture plus optimized conventional pharmacological treatment compared with optimized conventional pharmacological treatment alone for chronic pain in adults with chronic kidney disease receiving conservative treatment, peritoneal dialysis, or hemodialysis. The study was conducted prospectively at a single center. Actual allocation was not exclusively randomized because some participants who expressed a preference for acupuncture before allocation were assigned to the acupuncture group, while the planned random sequence was used for participants without an expressed preference.
- Status (registry)
- Completed
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 110 (actual)
- First submitted
- 9 Oct 2026
- Start date
- 6 Sept 2023
- Primary completion date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Lead sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
- Diseases
- Chronic kidney disease
- NCT number
- NCT07891819
What you commit to
- Study type: Interventional
- Participants enrolled: 110
- From 6 Sept 2023 to the primary completion date, 17 Feb 2026
- 1 site in 1 country
- Visits and tests: ask the trial team, the registry does not list them
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Prior treatment
- Recommendation to discontinue nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
Other illness
- History of alcohol or drug abuse
- Psychological or emotional disorders considered likely to invalidate informed consent or limit adherence to study procedures
- Coagulation disorders
- Allergy to commonly used analgesic medications
Other
- Pregnancy
- Inability to understand study instructions, attend study visits, or complete the assessment scales
Who the study is looking for
- Adults aged 18 to 75 years, of either sex
- Chronic pain lasting more than 3 months
- Pain intensity of at least 6 on a 0-to-10 visual analog scale (VAS) at the allocation visit (V2)
- Chronic kidney disease managed with conservative treatment or receiving renal replacement therapy with peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis
- Signed informed consent
Age in the registry: 18 years to 75 years · Sex: All · Does not accept healthy volunteers
Sites (1)
Sites in registry order. Pick your city on the disease page to sort them by distance.
| Site | City | Country | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital do Rim Coordinator of this site? Confirm its status | São Paulo | Brazil | Unknown status |
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