RECRUITING

Auricular Acupressure in Prehabilitation

Study Overview

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Description

Complementary medicine is recognized for its ability to enhance appetite, increase energy, reduce anxiety, decrease pain, and improve sleep, among many other benefits. Acupuncture is among the most frequent types of complementary medicine practiced in the US, and Medicare currently includes back pain as a reimbursable indication for this therapy. Acupuncture-related therapies may enhance efforts at prehabilitation in candidates for major lung resection.

Official Title

A Pilot Study of the Utility of Auricular Acupressure in Enhancing Prehabilitation Benefits in Candidates for Thoracic Surgery.

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-07-30
Study Completion:2027-06-20
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06516198

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:50 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. * Allergy to Vaccaria seeds
  2. * Medical condition affecting either ear preventing use of auricular acupressure such as eczema, frostbite, sunburn

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Maria Lucia Madariaga, MD
CONTACT
7737022500
mlmadariaga@bsd.uchicago.edu

Principal Investigator

Maria Lucia Madariaga, MD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Chicago

Study Locations (Sites)

University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60637
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Chicago

  • Maria Lucia Madariaga, MD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Chicago

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 Date2024-07-30
Study Completion Date2027-06-20

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-07-30
Study Completion Date2027-06-20

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • accupressure
  • vaccaria seeds

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Frailty
  • Thoracic
  • Prehabilitation
  • Lung Surgery
  • Wedge Resection
  • Segmentectomy
  • Lobectomy
  • Pneumonectomy; Status