Auricular Acupressure for Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Therapeutic Breast Surgery (ROSA)

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Conditions studied: Breast Cancer Females

In brief

This randomized, controlled, single-center trial investigates the effects of auricular acupressure, administered according to the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol, on perioperative anxiety and pain in patients with a first diagnosis of breast cancer undergoing therapeutic breast surgery. Participants receiving auricular acupressure according to the NADA protocol will be compared with patients receiving standard care alone.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07423039

Run by

Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)

People needed

66

Starts

2026-02-01

Expected to finish

2027-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-02-20

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 99. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Female gender
• Breast cancer patients undergoing therapeutic breast surgery at Robert Bosch Hospital following an initial diagnosis.
• Signed informed consent form.

You may not qualify if…

• An anxiety disorder that has been diagnosed within the last 12 months.
• A mental state that, in the opinion of the investigator, prevents the patient from participating in the study.
• Use of hearing aids.
• Skin irritations or eczema in the ear.
• Pregnancy
• Insufficient knowledge of German
• Unwillingness to store and share personal medical data within the framework of the protocol
• Missing or incomplete declaration of consent
• Receipt of acupuncture treatment (including NADA ear acupuncture or acupressure) in the last three months.

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