Clinical trials: Auriculotherapy
Chronic Low Back Pain
Ear Acupuncture Reducing Pain and Improving Balance
The aim of the present project is to examine the effects of single session of French ear acupuncture on pain sensation and on postural control in individuals with chronic low back pain.
- Trial name
- EARPIB (NCT01995279)
- Testing
- French ear acupuncture
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul
Xerostomia
Interest of Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Xerostomia
The aim of the study is to show that auriculotherapy is effective in the treatment of xerostomia
- Trial name
- AURICULOXERO (NCT04222478)
- Testing
- Specific auriculotherapy, Non-specific auriculotherapy
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital Foch
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
Tension-Type Headache
Auriculotherapy in Tension-type Headache Due to Temporomandibular Dysfunction
Objectives: Verify the effect of auriculotherapy in patients with tension-type headache resulting from temporomandibular dysfunction.
- Trial name
- NCT02309775
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Minas Gerais
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
Thumb Arthritis
The Effect of Auriculotherapy on the Treatment of Postoperative Pain in Outpatient Rhizarthrosis Surgery
Auriculotherapy has demonstrated promising potential in the management of postoperative pain. Additionally, one study reported encouraging outcomes regarding the reduction of anxiety levels among patients in primary healthcare…
- Trial name
- AURDOII (NCT07336303)
- Testing
- outpatient prosthetic surgery for rhizarthrosis., real auricolothery
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Clinique Bizet
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
Obesity, Weight Loss
Effectiveness of Integrative and Complementary Practice in Health as a Strategy in Obesity Treatment
Obesity is highlighted, pointed as a disease that has been increasingly affecting individuals and becoming an epidemic in recent decades, but auriculotherapy has been shown to contribute to the treatment of this disease.The…
- Trial name
- NCT04089384
- Testing
- Control Group, Auriculotherapy Group
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pernambuco
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
Low Back Pain
Laser Auriculotherapy for the Treatment of Low Back Pain
Controlled, double-blind, randomized clinical trial Primary endpoint: To demonstrate the superiority of Laser French Auriculotherapy (AFL) in relieving pain in patients with low back pain after a single session.
- Trial name
- Laser (NCT07021768)
- Testing
- Laser Auriculotherapy
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Marcelo Neubauer de Paula
Tobacco Use Cessation
Interest of an Auriculotherapy Session in Smoking Cessation
The aim of the study is to show that auriculotherapy is effective in smoking cessation.
- Trial name
- StopAuric (NCT04880330)
- Testing
- Cryo-Auriculotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital Foch
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
Chikungunya Fever
Effects of Auriculotherapy on Pain and Functional Capacity of Individuals With Chikungunya Fever
Chikungunya fever is an acute viral disease, transmitted by the mosquito (Aedes aegypti), that triggers pain and disabling rheumatic manifestations.
- Trial name
- NCT03090685
- Testing
- True auriculotherapy with seeds
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Ceara
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
Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain
AuriculoTherapy NeuroImaging
This is a clinical study of patients who have low back pain (for at least 6 months). The goal is to understand, with brain imaging, how auriculotherapy (an acupuncture-like stimulation of the ear) may work to relieve pain.
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Chronic Low-back Pain, Back Pain, Low, Lumbar Disc Disease
- Trial name
- ATNI (NCT06825390)
- Testing
- Cryo-auriculotherapy, Experimental auricular stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt
Fibromyalgia
Auriculotherapy Treatment in Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (FM) is the most common cause of diffuse pain in the bones and joints, and one of the most frequent causes of referral to the pain management unit.
- Trial name
- Fib-Auric (NCT02764788)
- Testing
- Specific auriculotherapy, non-specific auriculotherapy, seed auriculotherapy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hopital Foch
Primary Dysmenorrhea
Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Dysmenorrhea
This study aims to determine if auriculotherapy is effective in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea. This intervention consists of fixation of yellow mustard seeds at specific points of the auricular pavilion (or area), with opaque…
- Trial name
- NCT03148223
- Testing
- auriculotherapy
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sorocaba
Auriculotherapy, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee
The Role of Auricular Point Diagnosis and Treatment in ERAS During TKA
To further improve the surgical outcomes of patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA). This study aims to use ear acupoint therapy to address the following clinical issues: 1 The degree of postoperative inflammation and…
- Conditions
- Auriculotherapy, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06273488
- Testing
- Auriculotherapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College
Chirurgical Intervention, Auriculotherapy
Adjuvant Treatment of Postoperative Pain Following Endoscopic Carpal Tunnel Surgery by Auriculotherapy
Retrospective study on the effect of auriculotherapy on postoperative pain after carpal tunnel surgery
- Trial name
- AURDO1 (NCT06693167)
- Testing
- chirurgie canal carpien
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Clinique Bizet