# The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Delirium in Critically Ill Patients

> **NCT04312893** · NA · UNKNOWN · sponsor: **China Medical University Hospital** · enrollment: 80 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Intensive Care Unit Delirium
- Delirium
- Agitation

## Interventions

- **OTHER:** Acupuncture (Press Tack Needle)
- **OTHER:** press tack placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT04312893
- **Lead sponsor:** China Medical University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** UNKNOWN
- **Start date:** 2020-03-12
- **Primary completion:** 2022-05-30
- **Final completion:** 2022-05-30
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2021-08-03


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04312893

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT04312893, "The Effectiveness of Acupuncture for Delirium in Critically Ill Patients". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT04312893. Licensed CC0.

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