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Conditions
Chronic Pain (Back / Neck), Chronic Pain Management, Chronic Knee Pain, Joint Pain
Interventions
Auricular Point Acupressure (APA) - Self Management (SM), Education Control
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 85 Years
Enrollment
693 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2029
U.S. locations
3
States / cities
Columbia, South Carolina • Fort Worth, Texas • Houston, Texas
Conditions
Hematopoietic and Lymphatic System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
Interventions
Acupressure Therapy, Educational Intervention, Electronic Health Record Review, Questionnaire Administration
Procedure · Other
Lead sponsor
Mayo Clinic
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
30 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Rochester, Minnesota
Conditions
Anxiety, Pain, Nausea, Fatigue, Sleep Disturbance
Interventions
Self-Care Toolkit
Other
Lead sponsor
Samueli Institute for Information Biology
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
100 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2014 – 2017
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Fort Hood, Texas • San Antonio, Texas
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers

Acupuncture vs TENS for Gag Reflex

NCT04757948
Conditions
Gagging
Interventions
Acupuncture, TENS, Sham-TENS
Procedure · Device
Lead sponsor
University of California, Los Angeles
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 89 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2018 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Los Angeles, California
Conditions
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease
Interventions
Acupuncture, Sham Acupuncture, Yoga
Procedure · Other
Lead sponsor
Midwest Biomedical Research
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2015
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Kansas City, Missouri
Conditions
Frailty, Thoracic, Prehabilitation, Lung Surgery, Wedge Resection, Segmentectomy, Lobectomy, Pneumonectomy; Status
Interventions
Auricular Acupressure
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Chicago
Other
Eligibility
50 Years and older
Enrollment
40 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2025 – 2027
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Chicago, Illinois
Conditions
Brain Tumors
Interventions
Massage Therapy
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
10 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2008 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Acupressure for Fatigue in Ovarian Cancer Survivors

NCT03763838
Conditions
Fatigue, Ovarian Cancer
Interventions
Acupressure, Sham acupressure, Standard of Care
Other
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan Rogel Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
21 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
171 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2024
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conditions
Mucositis, Pain, Leukemia
Interventions
Real Acupuncture, Sham Acupuncture
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 70 Years
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2007 – 2009
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland
Completed Not applicable Interventional Results available

Acupressure in Rheumatoid Arthritis

NCT05412121
Conditions
Rheumatoid Arthritis
Interventions
Acupressure
Device
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
25 Years to 75 Years
Enrollment
14 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Completed Not applicable Interventional Accepts healthy volunteers Results available

Auriculotherapy During Medication Abortion

NCT03900728
Conditions
Abortion Early
Interventions
Auriculotherapy with needles, Auriculotherapy with beads, Placebo Adhesive disks
Device
Lead sponsor
Columbia University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
138 participants
Healthy volunteers
Accepts healthy volunteers
Timeline
2019 – 2020
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Completed Not applicable Interventional

Acupressure and Stress Resilience

NCT01614444
Conditions
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Mild Traumatic Brain Injury (mTBI)
Interventions
Active Acupressure Treatment, Placebo Acupressure Treatment
Other
Lead sponsor
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System
Federal
Eligibility
18 Years to 60 Years
Enrollment
60 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2012 – 2017
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Denver, Colorado
Not listed Not applicable Interventional

Acupressure for Cancer-Related Fatigue

NCT03091647
Conditions
Breast Cancer
Interventions
acupressure intervention, usual care
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Georgetown University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years to 74 Years · Female only
Enrollment
124 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2016 – 2021
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Washington D.C., District of Columbia
Conditions
Clinical Stage II Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage II Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage III Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Esophageal Adenocarcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma AJCC v8, Clinical Stage IV Gastric Cancer AJCC v8, Stage II Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage III Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8, Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer AJCC v8
Interventions
Acupressure Therapy, Best Practice, Biospecimen Collection, Questionnaire Administration
Procedure · Other
Lead sponsor
University of Washington
Other
Eligibility
18 Years to 65 Years
Enrollment
3 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2024 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Seattle, Washington
Conditions
Chronic Fatigue, Breast Cancer, Sleepiness
Interventions
Relaxation Acupressure, Stimulating Acupressure
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Michigan
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
288 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2011 – 2014
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Ann Arbor, Michigan
Conditions
Low Back Pain
Interventions
Chiropractic + Exercise, Exercise
Other
Lead sponsor
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Other
Eligibility
12 Years to 18 Years
Enrollment
185 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2010 – 2013
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Bloomington, Minnesota • Portland, Oregon
Conditions
Chemotherapy-induced Peripheral Neuropathy (CIPN)
Interventions
Auricular Point Acupressure, Control Auricular Point Acupressure-
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
15 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2018 – 2019
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland
Conditions
Chronic Low Back Pain
Interventions
Target ear points related to chronic low back pain (T-APA), Non-Target ear Points not related to chronic low back pain (NT-APA), Enhanced Educational Control Group (CG-2)
Other
Lead sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Other
Eligibility
60 Years and older
Enrollment
272 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2019 – 2023
U.S. locations
2
States / cities
Baltimore, Maryland • Houston, Texas
Completed Phase 1Phase 2 Interventional Results available

Acupressure and Relaxation for Nausea Control

NCT00243269
Conditions
Nausea
Interventions
Acupressure expectancy enhancement
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Rochester
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older · Female only
Enrollment
83 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2005 – 2010
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Rochester, New York
Conditions
Opioid Use Disorder
Interventions
Auricular Acupressure with Vaccaria 600t ear seeds
Device
Lead sponsor
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
21 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2023
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Conditions
HIV Infections
Interventions
Acupressure
Procedure
Lead sponsor
National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
NIH
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Dementia, Stress, Caregiver Burden
Interventions
Stress Management Toolkit
Combination Product
Lead sponsor
Duke University
Other
Eligibility
21 Years and older
Enrollment
44 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2022 – 2025
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Durham, North Carolina
Conditions
Pain, Pancreatic Cancer
Interventions
complementary or alternative medicine procedure, pain therapy
Procedure
Lead sponsor
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2002 – 2003
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
New York, New York
Conditions
Peripheral Neuropathy
Interventions
Three Weekly Therapeutic Chinese Massage Sessions, Three Weekly Placebo Massage Sessions
Behavioral
Lead sponsor
University of Houston Downtown
Other
Eligibility
18 Years and older
Enrollment
24 participants
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted
Timeline
2021 – 2022
U.S. locations
1
States / cities
Houston, Texas