Clinical trials: Auriculotherapy
Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms
Auriculotherapy on Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Elderly Men
Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) represent a widespread health problem that negatively affects the quality of life (QoL) of majority of the male aging population.
- Trial name
- NCT02330107
- Testing
- MAT & LAT
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Insomnia
Auriculotherapy on Older People With Insomnia
Objective To determine the optimum treatment protocol of auriculotherapy (AT) on the improvement of sleep conditions and quality of life on the elders with insomnia.
- Trial name
- NCT02970695
- Testing
- magneto-auriculotherapy (MAT), Laser auriculotherapy (LAT)
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Anxiety
Is Auriculotherapy Responsible for Improvements on Anxiety Students' Prior and After Examinations?
As the investigators have shown before, there was a tendency for a reduction of anxiety levels on university students after 30 minutes, with auriculotherapy treatment before examinations have started.
- Trial name
- NCT05042778
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade do Porto
Stress, Quality of Life
Chinese Auriculotherapy on Stress and Quality of Life in Nursing Professionals: Randomized Clinical Trial
The purpose of this study is to assess stress levels and quality of life in the nursing team of Samaritan Hospital and evaluate the effectiveness of Chinese auriculotherapy used with and without closed protocol on reducing the…
- Trial name
- NCT01420835
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy (protocol group), without protocol group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Premenstrual Syndrome
Auriculotherapy in the Cares to the Premenstrual Syndrome
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a collection of physical and emotional symptoms related to a woman's menstrual cycle. These symptoms occurring only during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle that are of sufficient severity to…
- Trial name
- NCT01782040
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy group
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Knee Osteoarthritis
Auriculotherapy for Osteoarthritis Knee
Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common form of arthritis in Hong Kong and a prevalent condition in the ageing population. With disease progression, some clients may develop severe pain and profound limitations in ambulation…
- Trial name
- NCT02352636
- Testing
- magnetotherapy, laser auriculotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 44 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Acute Pain, Cesarean Delivery
NSS-Bridge Device for Post-Cesarean Delivery Pain
The current opioid epidemic has led to a renewed interest in exploring non-pharmacological techniques to treat post-operative pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03830307
- Testing
- NSS-2-Bridge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Grace Lim, MD, MS
Abortion in First Trimester
Auriculotherapy - Pain Management of Aspiration Abortion
Primary Objective: To assess whether usual care plus auricular acupressure with beads reduces subject-reported maximum pain during first trimester vacuum aspiration compared to usual care plus placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT03896022
- Testing
- Acupressure with Beads, Acupuncture with Needles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Stress
Application of Auriculotherapy on Nursing Professional Stress Levels
Objectives: Randomized controlled trial aimed to assess stress levels in nursing staff and review the auriculotherapy effectiveness through semi-permanent needles and seeds.
- Trial name
- NCT01141374
- Testing
- auriculotherapy by needles, auriculotherapy by seeds
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Smoking Cessation
Auriculotherapy for Smoking Cessation: Pilot
Thirty three percent of our veterans currently smoke. Encouraging smoking cessation continues to be a top priority for the Veteran's Administration as smoking is the single most important preventable risk factor for mortality and…
- Trial name
- NCT01189110
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy using TENS unit Stim Flex 400A
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Acute Pain, Surgery
Auriculotherapy for Surgical Pain
The current opioid epidemic has led to a renewed interest in exploring non-pharmacological techniques to treat post-operative pain.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Surgery, Shoulder Pain
- Trial name
- NCT03860259
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device without nitrogen gas, Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device with nitrogen gas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Acute Pain, Arthropathy of Knee
NSS-2-BRIDGE Study for Total Knee and Hip Arthroplasties, Bariatric, and Kidney Transplant Surgeries
The current opioid epidemic has led to a renewed interest in exploring non-pharmacological techniques to treat post-operative pain.
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Arthropathy of Knee, Arthropathy of Hip, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT03834142
- Testing
- NSS-2 Bridge
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Anxiety Preoperative
Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Pre-Operative Anxiety
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…
- Trial name
- NCT04836936
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device without nitrogen gas, Auriculotherapy cryopuncture device with nitrogen gas
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jacques E. Chelly
Lactation, Cesarean
Auricular Therapy for Postpartum Lactation
The aim of this study is to function as a pilot study in evaluating the effects of auricular therapy (AT) on lactation for women in the immediate post cesarean period while examining the feasibility of the three-parallel-arm…
- Trial name
- NCT03147781
- Testing
- True AT with magnetic pellets
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Pain
Evaluation of Low-level Laser at Auriculotherapy Points to Reduce Postoperative Pain in Inferior Third Molar Surgery
The association between low level laser and auricular acupuncture can be an alternative when conventional drugs are contraindicated or to reduce the quantity of these postoperative medications.
- Trial name
- NCT02657174
- Testing
- low level laser in auricular acupuncture points, low level laser device off in auricular acupuncture points
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Stress, Psychological, Coping Behavior
Auriculotherapy as a Coping Strategy in Professional Nursing
This randomized clinical trial aimed at evaluating the auriculotherapy as coping strategies in 75 nursing professionals in a University Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT01424072
- Testing
- auriculotherapy by needles, auriculotherapy by seeds
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Stress, Anxiety
Auriculotherapy Effectiveness on Stress and Anxiety in Nursing Student
Single-blind randomized controlled trial aimed to assess stress and anxiety levels in Nursing School students of Beneficence Portuguese Hospital and review the effectiveness of true and placebo auriculotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01420848
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Abortion Early
Auriculotherapy During Medication Abortion
This randomized trial will evaluate the effect of adding auriculotherapy (i.e. acupuncture applied to the ear) using either gold beads or Pyonex needles in addition to usual care for the relief of pain and anxiety during…
- Trial name
- NCT03900728
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy with needles, Auriculotherapy with beads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University