Actively Recruiting
Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Pre-Operative Anxiety
Led by Jacques E. Chelly · Updated on 2026-04-07
60
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
272 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to use the validated PROMIS Emotional Distress - Anxiety - Short Form 8a and PROMIS Emotional Distress-Depression-Short Form pre-and post-intervention to establish a superior correlation between the auriculotherapy treatment and the reduction of perioperative anxiety. Subject population will include those having a partial or total nephrectomy for cancer. Drawing the role that auriculotherapy may play in reducing perioperative anxiety related requirement after surgery may also help in reducing the risk of opioid use disorders (OUD) since anxiety has been found to be a major risk factor for OUD in surgical patients. Therefore, this trial will also examine the effect of the auriculotherapy intervention in reducing opioid requirement after surgery.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Pre-Operative Anxiety
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Greater than 18 years of age
- Scheduled to undergo partial or full elective nephrectomy
- Willing and able to provide informed consent
- Anxiety score between 19 and 29 on the PROMIS Emotional Distress-Anxiety-Short Form 8a
You will not qualify if you...
- Opioid dependence based on DSM definition of Opioid Use Disorder
- Chronic pain condition requiring daily opioid use
- History of fibromyalgia
- Anatomical malformation of ear (genetic or trauma-induced)
- Vasculopathy of ear
- Raynaud's disease
- Patient refusal
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
UPMC Shadyside Hospital
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
A
Amy Monroe
CONTACT
B
Brittany Norton
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
TRIPLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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