# Acupuncture for Pain Control After Elective Caesarean Section

> **NCT02364167** · PHASE2,PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University Medicine Greifswald** · enrollment: 180 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Postoperative Pain

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Standard therapy
- **DEVICE:** Verum acupuncture
- **OTHER:** Placebo acupuncture

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02364167
- **Lead sponsor:** University Medicine Greifswald
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE2,PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-01-13
- **Primary completion:** 2018-06-27
- **Final completion:** 2018-06-27
- **Target enrollment:** 180 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2021-01-11


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02364167

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02364167, "Acupuncture for Pain Control After Elective Caesarean Section". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02364167. Licensed CC0.

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