Effect of electroacupuncture on sedation requirements during colonoscopy: a prospective placebo-controlled randomised trial.

CONCLUSION: For colonoscopy, the applied mode of EA did not show any propofol-sparing sedative effect compared with sham or placebo acupuncture.
TRIAL REGISTRATION: The trial is registered in the Netherland's Trial Registry (NTR4325).
PMID: 31968988 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Acupuncture in Medicine : journal of the British Medical Acupuncture Society - January 21, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Authors: Eberl S, Monteiro de Olivera N, Bourne D, Streitberger K, Fockens P, Hollmann MW, Preckel B Tags: Acupunct Med Source Type: research