Please select the arm or intervention descriptions that belong to the clinical trial below.
Title: Acupuncture for Non-emergent Acute Musculoskeletal Pain and Primary Headache in an Emergency Department Setting: a Parallel, Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial
Brief Summary: Acupuncture is widely used for managing acute and chronic pain conditions. In the context of an emergency department (ED), patients often present with non-emergent acute pain symptoms. This may result in a delayed triage process and inefficient emergent management. An integrative patient-care approach in emergency departments has been explored that may improve patient satisfaction and promote efficient use of healthcare resources for non-emergent patients in the ED. This implies there is a potential role for acupuncture in such contexts. The aim of this pilot study is to assess the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture as an add-on intervention for patients with non-emergent acute musculoskeletal pain and primary headaches in an ED setting.

Hypotheses of this study are as follows:

1. A single session of add-on acupuncture, with standard ED management, can reduce pain levels in non-emergent acute pain, compared to standard ED management alone.
2. A single session of add-on acupuncture to standard ED management can reduce additional consumption of healthcare resources for management of non-emergent acute pain, compared to standard ED management alone.

This study aimed to include 40 participants, 20 in the acupuncture plus standard ED management group and 20 in the standard ED management alone group.


Options:
A: Arm Label: medication(Zaltoprofen); Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: acupuncture | Arm Label: Acupuncture; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: acupuncture | Arm Label: Zalprofen plus Acupuncture; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: acupuncture | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: acupuncture; Assigned to Arm(s): Acupuncture, Zalprofen plus Acupuncture, medication(Zaltoprofen)
B: Arm Label: Bee Venom Acupuncture; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Procedure: Bee Venom Acupuncture | Arm Label: Loxoprofen; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Drug: Loxoprofen | Arm Label: EWCT : Bee Venom Acupucture and Loxoprofen; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Procedure: Bee Venom Acupuncture, Drug: Loxoprofen | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Bee Venom Acupuncture; Assigned to Arm(s): Bee Venom Acupuncture, EWCT : Bee Venom Acupucture and Loxoprofen | Intervention Type: DRUG; Name: Loxoprofen; Assigned to Arm(s): EWCT : Bee Venom Acupucture and Loxoprofen, Loxoprofen
C: Arm Label: Standard ED management alone; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: Standard ED management alone | Arm Label: Acupuncture plus standard ED management; Type: EXPERIMENTAL; Interventions: Procedure: Acupuncture plus standard ED management | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Acupuncture plus standard ED management; Assigned to Arm(s): Acupuncture plus standard ED management | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Standard ED management alone; Assigned to Arm(s): Standard ED management alone
D: Arm Label: Usual care; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: Usual care | Arm Label: Integrative care; Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR; Interventions: Procedure: Integrative care | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Integrative care; Assigned to Arm(s): Integrative care | Intervention Type: PROCEDURE; Name: Usual care; Assigned to Arm(s): Usual care

Answer: C