Evaluating the Auricular Point Acupressure-Self Management Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations
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Official title
A Pragmatic, Randomized Controlled Trial of a Auricular Point Acupressure - Self-Management (APA-SM) Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations.
Brief summary
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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.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT07179016
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Enrollment
- 693 participants
Conditions and interventions
Interventions
- Auricular Point Acupressure (APA) - Self Management (SM) Behavioral
- Education Control Behavioral
Behavioral
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years to 85 Years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Sep 10, 2025
- Primary completion
- Jun 29, 2029
- Completion
- Aug 30, 2029
- Last update posted
- Sep 30, 2025
2025 – 2029
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 3
- U.S. states
- 2
- U.S. cities
- 3
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of South Carolina | Columbia | South Carolina | 29208 | Recruiting |
| University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth | Fort Worth | Texas | 76107 | Not yet recruiting |
| The University of Texas Health science Center at Houston | Houston | Texas | 77030 | Not yet recruiting |
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- Last update posted Sep 30, 2025 · Synced Sep 6, 2026
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