Status:
RECRUITING
Auricular Acupressure in Prehabilitation
Lead Sponsor:
University of Chicago
Conditions:
Frailty
Thoracic
Eligibility:
All Genders
50+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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 fr...
Detailed Description
The plan is to use a small number of points for auricular acupressure that are selected to improve overall health, both physical and mental. Auricular acupuncture for management of pain using 5 points...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion Criteria
- Being considered for major lung surgery
- Surgery is not scheduled for at least 2 weeks
- Age ≥ 50 years
- Able to understand English at a 4th grade level
- No known contraindications to prehabilitation (strength, endurance, balance exercises)
- Able to provide informed consent for participation
- Has an adult care partner who will be available and capable of placing seeds
- Has access to smart phone for communication and image sharing
- Underwent frailty screening (given any score)
- Able to perform spirometry testing in clinic
- Exclusion Criteria:
- Allergy to Vaccaria seeds
- Medical condition affecting either ear preventing use of auricular acupressure such as eczema, frostbite, sunburn
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 21 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
June 20 2027
Estimated Enrollment :
40 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06516198
Start Date
July 21 2025
End Date
June 20 2027
Last Update
December 9 2025
Active Locations (1)
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University of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60637