Auricular Acupressure for Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Therapeutic Breast Surgery (ROSA)
Recruiting · NCT07423039 · Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment) · Lead sponsor: Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)
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Auricular Acupressure NADA
What this trial is about
This randomized, controlled, single-center trial investigates the effects of auricular acupressure, administered according to the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol, on perioperative anxiety and pain in patients with a first diagnosis of breast cancer undergoing therapeutic breast surgery. Participants receiving auricular acupressure according to the NADA protocol will be compared with patients receiving standard care alone.
Who can take part
Age range
18 Years to 99 Years
Sex
Female
Healthy volunteers
No - a diagnosis or condition is required
Phase
Not applicable (e.g. observational or device study)
Study type
Interventional (participants receive a specific treatment)
Inclusion criteria
- Female gender
- Breast cancer patients undergoing therapeutic breast surgery at Robert Bosch Hospital following an initial diagnosis.
- Signed informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
- An anxiety disorder that has been diagnosed within the last 12 months.
- A mental state that, in the opinion of the investigator, prevents the patient from participating in the study.
- Use of hearing aids.
- Skin irritations or eczema in the ear.
- Pregnancy
- Insufficient knowledge of German
- Unwillingness to store and share personal medical data within the framework of the protocol
- Missing or incomplete declaration of consent
- Receipt of acupuncture treatment (including NADA ear acupuncture or acupressure) in the last three months.
Where it is running
2 locations listed.
- Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF) - Stuttgart, Germany
- Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF) - Stuttgart, Germany