Open-Label Randomized Clinical Trial to Assess the Effects of Preoperative Acupuncture in High Anxiety Patients Undergoing Total Knee or Hip Arthroplasty

Preoperative state anxiety is a known predisposing factor for enhanced postoperative pain and hindered recovery following total knee or hip replacement. Acupuncture administered preoperatively has been associated with reduced anxiety in surgical studies, yet evidence of its efficacy in the orthopedic surgical setting is limited.