RecruitingPhase 2NCT06344819

An Acupuncture Study for People At High Risk for Sepsis

Acupuncture to Improve Outcomes in Sepsis Patient: The ACTIONS Trial

Sponsor

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

Enrollment

78 participants

Start Date

Mar 20, 2024

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Sepsis

Summary

Researchers think acupuncture may improve outcomes for participants with sepsis, based on laboratory studies and previous studies in people with sepsis. The purpose of this study to see whether real acupuncture can improve outcomes for participants with sepsis when compared to sham acupuncture. Sham acupuncture is performed the same way as real acupuncture but will use different needles and target different sites or places on the body than real acupuncture.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Inclusion Criteria2

Age 18 or older
Having MSK sepsis order-set placed within the previous 48 hours

Exclusion Criteria5

The study Principal Investigator will review the medical record again prior to enrollment to exclude non-sepsis patients (Even though the placement of sepsis order set already screens out such patients, subsequent clinical development after sepsis order set placement may generate new information that deems the patient not septic.)
Admitted to ICU before being approached for consenting
Having an implanted medical device, such as a pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD), with which electroacupuncture
Unable to obtain informed consent due to a participant's mental status and absence of an individual authorized to give consent on the participant's behalf
The patient is on an interventional clinical trial and its Principal Investigator does not give approval to enrollment to this study (e.g. genomic profiling, biospecimen, or observational studies do not require PI approval).

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Interventions

PROCEDUREAcupuncture

Acupuncture involves insertion of thin filiform needles (gauze 30-40) at certain points on the body.

OTHERSham Acupuncture

During sham acupuncture, the point on the participant's thigh 6 inches proximal to the ST36 acupuncture point is gently tapped with an acupuncture needle guide tube and an acupuncture needle is taped flat to the skin. This point is not on any acupuncture meridian or point.