20
Participants
Start Date
September 30, 2016
Primary Completion Date
November 22, 2019
Study Completion Date
November 22, 2019
Auricular Acupuncture
Participants will receive bilateral auricular acupuncture using the Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA) protocol while in the Post Analgesia Care Unit (PACU) following laparoscopic surgery. Acupuncture needles will be left in place for 30 minutes.
Sham Acupuncture
Participants will receive sham acupuncture while in the Post Analgesia Care Unit (PACU) following laparoscopic surgery. During the sham procedure, needles will be inserted bilaterally in five nonspecific ear acupoints. Acupuncture needles will be left in place for 30 minutes.
Atlanta Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center, Atlanta
Emory University
OTHER