81
Participants
Start Date
July 31, 2013
Primary Completion Date
November 30, 2015
Study Completion Date
November 30, 2015
Aculaser applied to kidney points
The patient will receive aculaser, performed by licensed acupuncturist, to known kidney acupuncture sites. In addition, the patient will still receive standard pain control protocols with anesthetic medications like lidocaine plus ketamine or fentanyl and versed during the biopsy, along with pain management after the procedure.
Aculaser applied to sham points
"The patient will receive aculaser, performed by licensed acupuncturist, to sham acupuncture sites. In addition, the patient will still receive standard pain control protocols with anesthetic medications like lidocaine plus ketamine or fentanyl and versed during the biopsy, along with pain management after the procedure."
University of California San Francisco Hospital, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
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