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A prospective randomized controlled study of auricular point acupressure to manage chronic low back pain in older adults: study protocol.

Chao Hsing Yeh, Cuicui Li, Ronald Glick, Elizabeth A Schlenk, Kathryn Albers, Lorna Kwai-Ping Suen, Nada Lukkahatai, Nicole Salen, Sonaali Pandiri, Weixia Ma and 3 more

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Article in Trials, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03589703 (Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Using Auricular Point Acupressure), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers.

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12citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 29% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03589703 nacompletednot on this map

Management of Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults Using Auricular Point Acupressure

TypeinterventionalSponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonRan2019 to 2023Enrolled272ConditionsChronic Low Back PainArmsTarget ear points related to chronic low back pain (T-APA), Non-Target ear Points not related to chronic low back pain (NT-APA), Enhanced Educational Control Group (CG-2)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

12 citing papers in PubMed, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 5 institutions in 3 countries.

Chao Hsing YehJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Room 421, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA. cyeh13@jhu.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5326-6660
Cuicui LiJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Room 421, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Ronald GlickDepartments of Psychiatry, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Elizabeth A SchlenkUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, OH, USA.
Kathryn AlbersUniversity of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.
Lorna Kwai-Ping SuenHong Kong Polytechnic University School of Nursing, Kowloon, China.
Nada LukkahataiJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Room 421, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Nicole SalenJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Room 421, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Sonaali PandiriJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Room 421, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Weixia MaShandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University,, Jinan, China.
Nancy PerrinJohns Hopkins School of Nursing, 525 N. Wolfe Street, Room 421, Baltimore, MD, 21205, USA.
Natalia E MoroneBoston University School of Medicine/Boston Medical Center, Boston, MA, USA.
Paul J ChristoJohns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
Johns Hopkins University · USUniversity of Pittsburgh · USBoston University · USHong Kong Polytechnic University · HKShandong University · CN

Funding

Optimizing Self-Monitoring Smartphone App to Promote Adherence to COVID-19 Preventative Behaviors in African AmericansR01AG056587 · NIA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI JOHNSON, CONSTANCE MARGARET, LUKKAHATAI, NADA · 2018 to 2022
$3.8M
National Institute On Aging of the National Institutes of Health R01AG056587NIA NIH HHS R01 AG056587
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundChronic low back pain (cLBP) is a major health problem and the most common pain condition among those aged 60 years or older in the US. Despite the development of pharmacological and nonpharmacological interventions, cLBP outcomes have not improved and disability rates continue to rise. This study aims to test auricular point acupressure (APA) as a non-invasive, nonpharmacological self-management strategy to manage cLBP and to address current shortcomings of cLBP treatment. METHODS/

designFor this prospective randomized controlled study, participants will be randomly assigned to three groups: (1) APA group (active points related to cLBP), (2) Comparison group-1 (non-active points, unrelated to cLBP), and (3) Comparison group-2 (enhanced educational control, an educational booklet on cLBP will be given and the treatment used by participants for their cLBP will be recorded). The ecological momentary assessment smartphone app will be used to collect real-time cLBP outcomes and adherence to APA practice. Treatment and nonspecific psychological placebo effects will be measured via questionnaires for all participants. This proposed trial will evaluate the APA sustained effects for cLBP at 12-month follow-up. Monthly telephone follow-up will be used to collect study outcomes. Blood will be collected during study visits at baseline, post APA treatment, and follow-up study visits at 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months post completion of treatment for a total of seven assessments. Appointments will start between 9 and 11 am to control for circadian variation in cytokine levels. DISCUSSION: This study is expected to provide vital information on the efficacy, sustainability, and underlying mechanism of APA on cLBP necessary for APA to gain acceptance from both healthcare providers and patients, which would provide a strong impetus for including APA as part of cLBP management in clinical and home settings.

trial registrationClinicalTrials.gov, ID: NCT03589703. Registered on 22 May 2018.

Indexed as

AcupressureAgedAnalgesicsAnxietyAuriculotherapyCatastrophizationChronic PainDepressionEcological Momentary AssessmentHumansLow Back PainMiddle AgedMobile ApplicationsPain MeasurementQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicAnalgesicsAuricular point acupressureChronic low back painCytokinesOlder adults

Identifiers

PMID31959226
PMCPMC6972012
OpenAlexW3005778493

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