Evaluating the Auricular Point Acupressure-Self Management Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations
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Conditions studied: Chronic Pain (Back / Neck), Chronic Pain Management, Chronic Knee Pain, Joint Pain
In brief
The investigators will test an Auricular Point Acupressure Self-Management (APA-SM) program integrated into rural primary and specialty care and rural communities for chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). To maximize self-management of pain, the investigators developed a smartphone app which will allow the participants to learn to self-administer APA. The investigators will have 3 arms (APA-SM self-guided with remote training, APA-SM with in-person training, and Education Control) with 231 participants per arm (total=693 for 3 arms). The investigators will evaluate the clinical effectiveness of our 4-week APA-SM intervention compared to control in primary outcomes (pain intensity, pain interference, activity), secondary outcomes (HEAL Clinical Pain Core common data elements), and analgesic use up to 6 months follow-up.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT07179016
- Run by
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- People needed
- 693
- Starts
- 2025-09-11
- Expected to finish
- 2029-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2025-10-01
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Receive any pain management for CMP (neck, back, shoulder, hands, hips, knees, feet)
- Have CMP ≥ 4 on a scale of 0-10 that has persisted for at least 3 months or has resulted in pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months
You may not qualify if…
- Severe ear skin disorder (Diagnosed with conditions e.g., eczema, lupus with skin involvement) which often require medical intervention and severe allergy to tape
- Inability or unwillingness to provide informed consent
- Use of some type of hearing aid where size may obstruct seed placement
- Not living in rural area
Where it is running
- University of South Carolina — Columbia, South Carolina, United States (enrolling)
- University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth — Fort Worth, Texas, United States
- The University of Texas Health science Center at Houston — Houston, Texas, United States
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