An interventional study of auricular acupressure and body acupoint massage in Spinal Cord Injury, sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital. Not yet recruiting. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-02-26.
Sponsored by National Taiwan University Hospital · Not applicable, Interventional, and Supportive care
This randomized controlled trial included 90 patients with spinal cord injury, divided into an experimental group and a control group (45 each). The experimental group received auricular acupressure alongside rehabilitation therapy, while the control group received body acupoint massage alongside rehabilitation therapy. The intervention targeted specific auricular and body acupoints, performed three times daily, five days a week, for three weeks.
This study is a randomized controlled trial conducted in the rehabilitation ward of National Taiwan University Hospital, using a convenience sampling method. A total of 90 spinal cord injury patients who meet the inclusion criteria will be recruited and randomly assigned to either the experimental group (n=45) or the control group (n=45).
The experimental group will receive auricular acupressure in addition to rehabilitation therapy. The selected auricular acupoints include Shenmen (TF4), Subcortex (AT1), Liver (CO12), and Sympathetic (AH6a).
The control group will receive body acupoint massage in addition to rehabilitation therapy. The selected body acupoints include Quchi (LI11), Hegu (LI4), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Zusanli (ST36).
Both groups will receive acupoint massage three times daily, with each acupoint being massaged for three minutes. The applied pressure will be adjusted to induce sensations of soreness, numbness, fullness, or mild pain. The intervention will be conducted five days per week for a total of three weeks.
1,988 studies on the registry are indexed under Spinal Cord Injuries; 516 are open to participants now.
This study's planned enrollment of 90 is above the median of 24 across 1,594 interventional studies indexed under Spinal Cord Injuries.
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Behavioral: auricular acupressure
Routine rehabilitation therapy and body acupoint massage.
Behavioral: body acupoint massage
auricular acupressure was performed three times daily, with each acupoint massaged for three minutes at an optimal pressure level that induced sensations of soreness, numbness, distension, or mild pain. This was conducted five days a week for three weeks, in addition to regular rehabilitation therapy provided five days per week.The selected auricular acupoints include Shenmen (TF4), Subcortex (AT1), Liver (CO12), and Sympathetic (AH6a).
The control group will receive acupoint massage three times daily, with each acupoint being massaged for three minutes. The applied pressure will be adjusted to induce sensations of soreness, numbness, fullness, or mild pain. The intervention will be conducted five days per week for a total of three weeks. The selected body acupoints include Quchi (LI11), Hegu (LI4), Sanyinjiao (SP6), and Zusanli (ST36).
Douleur Neuropathique 4 questions(DN4)
Time frame: Before the intervention and on the 5th, 12th, and 19th days of the intervention.
PainDetect Pain Questionnaire
Time frame: Before the intervention and on the 5th, 12th, and 19th days of the intervention.
Barthel Index
Time frame: Before the intervention and on the 5th, 12th, and 19th days of the intervention.
WHOQOL-BREF
Time frame: Before the intervention and on the 5th, 12th, and 19th days of the intervention.
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Start is estimated for Apr 2025; primary completion for Dec 2026, 20 months later.
Of 766 non-industry interventional studies with no phase under Spinal Cord Injuries, half reached primary completion within 36 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 18 and three quarters within 65. This study's planned 20 months is below that.
Counting every sponsor, half of 816 studies reached it within 35 months; a quarter within 16 and three quarters within 65.
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