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Nurse Initiated Acupressure for Pain Management

NCT04044716 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2022-12-07

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Summary

The purpose of pilot study is to test the feasibility of nurse initiated post-operative bilateral auricular acupressure as an adjunct to medication for post-operative pain management.

Conditions

  • Pain, Postoperative
  • Pain, Acute

Interventions

DEVICE

Auricular acupressure

Trained nurses in auricular acupressure will place acupressure beads on 5 acupoints on each ear (cingulate gyrus, thalamus, omega-2, point zero, and Shen Men). The nurse will do the initial activation of the acupressure site by applying pressure for 30 seconds to each point until the participant reports tingling or moderate degree of pressure. Participant will be given instructions to do this three times a day for a total of 5 days. Acupoints were selected based on recommendation of faculty acupuncturist.

OTHER

Standard of care pain management

The participant post-operative pain will be managed following the standard protocol by the treating physician.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Carolyn S Huffman, WHNP, PhD · Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
80 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-12-31
Primary Completion
2021-10-04
Completion
2021-10-04
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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