ArticleGlobal advances in health and medicine2021
Auricular Point Acupressure Smartphone Application to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Longitudinal, One-Group, Open Pilot Trial.
Article in Global advances in health and medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05020470 (Pilot Testing A Theory-Driven Self-Management Intervention for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain), which is not on this map. Cited by 10 papers.
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Pilot Testing A Theory-Driven Self-Management Intervention for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain
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10 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.
- Smartphone-Based Ecological Momentary Assessment of Pain in Older Adults Undergoing Auricular Point Acupressure for Chronic Low Back Pain: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR formative research · 2026Trial
- Retention, adherence, and acceptability testing of a digital health intervention in a 3-group randomized controlled trial for chronic musculoskeletal pain.Complementary therapies in medicine · 2024Trial
- Self-Guided Smartphone Application to Manage Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: A Randomized, Controlled Pilot Trial.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Trial
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- Acupuncture and Acupressure for Cancer Symptom Management: an Opinion Statement Based on Preliminary Evidence Mapping.Current treatment options in oncology · 2026Review
- Adapting a Smartphone-Based Auricular Point Acupressure Self-Management Program for Rural Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: Qualitative Study.Health services insights · 2026Article
- Sustainability of a Non-pharmacological, Self-Managed Intervention for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: 3-group Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial.Research square · 2024Article
- Adapting and Evaluating a Theory-Driven, Non-Pharmacological Intervention to Self-Manage Pain.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
- Biological Correlates of the Effects of Auricular Point Acupressure on Pain.Pain management nursing : official journal of the American Society of Pain Management Nurses · 2023Article
- Exploring the Feasibility of Virtually Delivered Auricular Point Acupressure in Self-Managing Chronic Pain: Qualitative Study.Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundChronic musculoskeletal pain (CMP) is the most common self-reported chronic pain condition. Current treatment for CMP is limited.
methodsThis was a two-phase study. In Phase 1, three auricular point acupressure (APA)-naïve participants were recruited to explore their experiences of APA and a smartphone app was developed based on their feedback. In Phase 2, a prospective longitudinal study was used to examine the effectiveness of the smartphone app to self-manage CMP.
resultsPhase 1 resulted in the successful development of the APA smartphone app. In Phase 2, after four weeks of APA, participants reported reduced pain intensity (30%), pain interference (35%), and disability (40%), as well as improved physical function (47%). The mean score for the participants' perception of treatment efficacy was 4.94 (SD = 2.08, scale of 0-7) indicating that approximately 70% of participants rated global improvements with noticeable changes. The majority (88%, n = 22) of the participants were satisfied with the treatment: 32% [8] were very satisfied and 56% [n = 14] were somewhat satisfied. The average frequency of pressing APA seeds per day was 2.93 times (SD = 2.27, range 0-10) and 1.60 minutes per time (SD = 2.64, range 0-10); the participants were able to adhere to the suggested pressing time per day, although they only pressed the ear points about 53% of the suggested time.
conclusionIt is feasible for individuals to learn APA from the smartphone app and successfully self-administer APA to manage their pain. Participants found the app useful and were satisfied with the information provided through the app.
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