# Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Pain Perception During Orthodontic Extractions Among Adolescents

> **NCT06434844** · NA · ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING · sponsor: **The University of Hong Kong** · enrollment: 30 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Dental Anxiety

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Auricular acupunctures
- **PROCEDURE:** Sham acupunctures

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06434844
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Hong Kong
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-10-01
- **Primary completion:** 2024-05-01
- **Final completion:** 2024-12-31
- **Target enrollment:** 30 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2024-05-30


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06434844

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06434844, "Effectiveness of Auricular Acupuncture in Reducing Dental Anxiety and Pain Perception During Orthodontic Extractions Among Adolescents". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-02 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06434844. Licensed CC0.

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