Electroacupuncture on opioid consumption by patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain: a randomised controlled trial

Funding Activity

Website
http://purl.org/au-research/grants/nhmrc/555411

Funding Status
Closed

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Funded Activity Summary

Chronic musculoskeletal pain significantly impacts on productivity and quality of life and represents one-tenth of health expenditure. Opioids are increasingly prescribed to control this type of pain, although the long-term usage is inadequate and associated with significant adverse events. Our pilot study has shown that electroacupuncture (EA) is potentially beneficial for reducing OM. This study is to determine whether or not EA reduces OM consumption and associated adverse events.

Funded Activity Details

Start Date: 01-01-2009

End Date: 01-01-2013

Funding Scheme: NHMRC Project Grants

Funding Amount: $368,138.00

Funder: National Health and Medical Research Council

Research Topics

ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)

Adolescent health

ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)

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Other Keywords

Chronic musculoskeletal pain | Chronic pain and analgesia | Complementary medicine | Health-related quality of life | Opioid analgesia | Opioid dependence | Opioid tolerance | Pain management | Randomised controlled trial

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