# Auricular Acupuncture for The Treatment of Post-Tonsillectomy Pain

> **NCT01790477** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego** · enrollment: 134 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Recurrent Tonsillitis
- Peritonsillar Abscess
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Auricular Acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01790477
- **Lead sponsor:** United States Naval Medical Center, San Diego
- **Sponsor class:** FED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-11
- **Primary completion:** 2015-01
- **Final completion:** 2015-02
- **Target enrollment:** 134 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2016-04-06


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01790477

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01790477, "Auricular Acupuncture for The Treatment of Post-Tonsillectomy Pain". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-25 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01790477. Licensed CC0.

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