Auricular Point Acupressure to Manage Pain in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03393546

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Pain is considered as one of the most important causal factors of behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD). The investigators plan to examine the effectiveness of pain relief, pain sensory change and immune biomarkers change (measured by serum biomarkers) after the auricular point acupressure (APA). A waitlist will be used to examine the feasibility of a 4-week APA intervention. The investigators will also explore potential analgesic pathways and underpinnings of APA on pain relief.

Study identification

NCT ID: NCT03393546
Recruitment status: Terminated
Study type: Interventional
Phase: Not applicable
Lead sponsor: Johns Hopkins University; Other
Enrollment: 8 participants

Conditions and interventions

Conditions

Interventions

Auricular Point Acupressure Behavioral

Behavioral

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range: 21 Years to 85 Years
Sex: All
Healthy volunteers: Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date: Aug 1, 2018 (Actual)
Primary completion: Mar 8, 2022 (Actual)
Completion: Mar 8, 2022 (Actual)
Last update posted: Jul 10, 2023

2018 – 2022

United States locations

U.S. sites: 1
U.S. states: 1
U.S. cities: 1

Facility	City	State	ZIP	Site status
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing	Baltimore	Maryland	21205	—

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