RECRUITING

Acupressure in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

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Sickle Cell Disease Pain Acupressure Inner Eyelid Imaging

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Study Overview

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Description

The proposed research is to determine the clinical efficacy and neurobiological mechanisms of acupressure analgesia in patients with sickle cell disease (SCD).

Official Title

Remote Self-Administered Acupressure for Pain Management in Patients With Sickle Cell Disease

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-03-07

Study Completion:2029-08

Study Type:Not specified

Phase:Not Applicable

Enrollment:Not specified

Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06511453

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:14 Years to 80 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes

Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT, OLDER_ADULT

Inclusion Criteria	Exclusion Criteria
* Any gender * 14-17 (Adolescents) and 18-80 (Adults) years old * Have been diagnosed with SCD and experiencing chronic pain in the past 6 months or vaso-occlusive crisis/crises in the past 12 months. * Either outpatient or inpatient or status changing between each other * Willing to limit the current and the introduction of any new medications or treatment modalities for control of pain symptoms during the study visits. * Willing to stick to the scheduled acupressure treatments every other day for 5 weeks. * Fluent in English and capable of giving written informed consent.	* Recent/ongoing alternative pain management with acupuncture/acupressure or acupuncture/acupressure-related techniques within the last 6 months. * Presence of a concurrent autoimmune or inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, etc. that causes pain or any other chronic pain condition with pain greater than sickle pain. * Diseases/conditions history includes but not limited to: * Head injury with substantial loss of consciousness * Known non-SCD-related severe psychiatric illnesses (e.g. current schizophrenia, major depression with suicidal ideation). * Significant visual, motor, or auditory impairment that would interfere with ability to perform study visits-related activities

Inclusion Criteria

Exclusion Criteria

* Any gender
* 14-17 (Adolescents) and 18-80 (Adults) years old
* Have been diagnosed with SCD and experiencing chronic pain in the past 6 months or vaso-occlusive crisis/crises in the past 12 months.
* Either outpatient or inpatient or status changing between each other
* Willing to limit the current and the introduction of any new medications or treatment modalities for control of pain symptoms during the study visits.
* Willing to stick to the scheduled acupressure treatments every other day for 5 weeks.
* Fluent in English and capable of giving written informed consent.

* Recent/ongoing alternative pain management with acupuncture/acupressure or acupuncture/acupressure-related techniques within the last 6 months.
* Presence of a concurrent autoimmune or inflammatory disease such as rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, inflammatory bowel disease, etc. that causes pain or any other chronic pain condition with pain greater than sickle pain.
* Diseases/conditions history includes but not limited to:
* Head injury with substantial loss of consciousness
* Known non-SCD-related severe psychiatric illnesses (e.g. current schizophrenia, major depression with suicidal ideation).
* Significant visual, motor, or auditory impairment that would interfere with ability to perform study visits-related activities

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Ying Wang, MD, PhD

CONTACT

317-278-5045

ywa12@iu.edu

Ying Wang, MD, PhD

CONTACT

Study Locations (Sites)

University of California, Irvine

Irvine, California, 92868

United States

Indiana University School of Medicine

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46075

United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Indiana University

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-03-07

Study Completion Date2029-08

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-03-07

Study Completion Date2029-08

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

Sickle Cell Disease
Pain
Acupressure
Inner Eyelid Imaging

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Sickle Cell Disease