NCT05711537

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 21 (actual)
• Sponsor: Wake Forest University Health Sciences · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

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.

Detailed description

Participants will be asked to complete baseline questionnaires. After completion, a study interventionist will place 10 adhesive acupressure pads./seeds on the participant's ears, 5 acupressure pads per ear. The pads will be placed on specific sites of the ear that are thought to help with pain and overall well-being. Over the course of 3 days, participants will be asked to apply a small amount of pressure with their finger to each of the pads and answer study questionnaires. This feasibility trial is being performed in collaboration with the Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAApress) Training and Intervention Fidelity study (IRB00084011).

Conditions

• Opioid Use Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
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.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-04-17
• Primary completion: 2023-06-02
• Completion: 2023-06-02
• First posted: 2023-02-03
• Last updated: 2024-06-25
• Results posted: 2024-06-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study