Trial reportBMC complementary and alternative medicine2012
Effect of self-administered auricular acupressure on smoking cessation--a pilot study.
Trial report in BMC complementary and alternative medicine, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT01389622 (Effect of Self-administered Auricular Acupressure on Smoking Cessation-a Pilot Study), which is not on this map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Self-administered Auricular Acupressure on Smoking Cessation-a Pilot Study
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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Acupuncture and related interventions for smoking cessation.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2014Pooled it
- Complementary and Integrative Health Use in Binge Eating Disorder: A Cross-Sectional Mixed-Methods Study of Binge Eating Disorder Experts' Perspectives.International journal of nursing and health care research · 2024Article
- Ear Acupuncture according to the NADA (National Acupuncture Detoxification Association).Medicines (Basel, Switzerland) · 2019Article
- Contemporary acupressure therapy: Adroit cure for painless recovery of therapeutic ailments.Journal of traditional and complementary medicine · 2017Review
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Abstract
backgroundTobacco smoking is still a worldwide health risk. Current pharmacotherapies have at best, a success rate of no more than 50%. Auricular (ear) acupressure has been purported to be beneficial in achieving smoking cessation in some studies, while in others has been deemed insignificant. We hereby describe the protocol for a three-arm randomised controlled trial to examine the possible benefits of self-administered acupressure for smoking cessation.
methodsSixty consenting participants with confirmed habit of tobacco smoking will be recruited and randomized into three arms to receive either auricular acupressure at five true acupoints (NADA protocol), auricular acupressure at five sham points, or no auricular acupressure at all. Participants having auricular acupressure will exert firm pressure to each acupoint bilaterally via the bead in the attached plasters whenever they feel the urge to smoke. The treatment phase will last for six weeks during which all participants will be assessed weekly to review their smoking log, state of abstinence, end-exhalation carbon monoxide levels and possible adverse effects including withdrawal reactions and stress levels. At any time, a successful quit date will be defined with continuous abstinence for the following consecutive 7 days. From then on, participants will be evaluated individually for continuous abstinence rate (CAR), end-exhalation carbon monoxide levels and adverse effects of stress and withdrawal at specified intervals up to 26 weeks. Expectancy of treatment will be assessed with a four-item Borkovec and Nau self-assessment credibility scale during and after intervention. DISCUSSION: We incorporate validated outcome measures of smoking cessation into our randomised controlled trial design with the objectives to evaluate the feasibility and possible benefits of self-administered auricular acupressure as a non-invasive alternative to pharmacotherapy for smoking cessation.
trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01389622 (registered Jul 7 2011).
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