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Auricular Acupressure as a Non-Opioid Adjuvant in Opioid Tolerant Patients

NCT05711537 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 21

Last updated 2024-06-25

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of auricular acupressure to the typical pharmacological regimen given to patients on the chronic pain/addiction service will lower pain scores and decrease pain medication usage.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

Auricular Acupressure with Vaccaria 600t ear seeds

Auricular Acupressure utilizing vaccaria 600 t ear seeds applied to 5 designated sites to each ear. Both ears will have seeds applied. Participants will be asked if they consent to having their intervention session photographed and audio recorded in collaboration with the BAA press training and intervention fidelity study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Wake Forest University Health Sciences

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Heather Columbano, M.D. · Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2023-04-17
Primary Completion
2023-06-02
Completion
2023-06-02
FDA Device
Yes

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

Read the full study record

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