Actively Recruiting
Evaluating the Auricular Point Acupressure-Self Management Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations
Led by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston · Updated on 2025-10-01
693
Participants Needed
3
Research Sites
207 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The investigators will test an Auricular Point Acupressure Self-Management (APA-SM) program integrated into rural primary and specialty care and rural communities for chronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP). To maximize self-management of pain, the investigators developed a smartphone app which will allow the participants to learn to self-administer APA. The investigators will have 3 arms (APA-SM self-guided with remote training, APA-SM with in-person training, and Education Control) with 231 participants per arm (total=693 for 3 arms). The investigators will evaluate the clinical effectiveness of our 4-week APA-SM intervention compared to control in primary outcomes (pain intensity, pain interference, activity), secondary outcomes (HEAL Clinical Pain Core common data elements), and analgesic use up to 6 months follow-up.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Evaluating the Auricular Point Acupressure-Self Management Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Receive any pain management for chronic musculoskeletal pain (neck, back, shoulder, hands, hips, knees, feet)
- Have chronic musculoskeletal pain rated 4 or higher on a 0-10 scale that has lasted at least 3 months or caused pain on at least half the days in the past 6 months
- Age between 18 and 85 years
- Live in a rural area
You will not qualify if you...
- Severe ear skin disorders like eczema or lupus requiring medical treatment or severe allergy to tape
- Unable or unwilling to give informed consent
- Use of hearing aids that may interfere with seed placement
- Not living in a rural area
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 3 locations
1
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina, United States, 29208
Actively Recruiting
2
University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas, United States, 76107
Not Yet Recruiting
3
The University of Texas Health science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
Not Yet Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jennifer Kawi, PhD, MSN, FNP-BC, CNE, FAAN
CONTACT
J
Jungkyung Min, PhD, MS, RN
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
3
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