RecruitingFrailtyThoracicPrehabilitation
Auricular Acupressure in Prehabilitation
Eligible age
50+ yrs
Accepts
All genders
Locations
1 state
Healthy volunteers
No
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About this study
Complementary medicine is recognized for its ability to enhance appetite, increase energy, reduce anxiety, decrease pain, and improve sleep, among many other benefits. Acupuncture is among the most frequent types of complementary medicine practiced in the US, and Medicare currently includes back pain as a reimbursable indication for this therapy. Acupuncture-related therapies may enhance efforts at prehabilitation in candidates for major lung resection.
Sponsor: University of Chicago
You may qualify if…
- ✓ Being considered for major lung surgery
- ✓ Surgery is not scheduled for at least 2 weeks
- ✓ Age ≥ 50 years
- ✓ Able to understand English at a 4th grade level
- ✓ No known contraindications to prehabilitation (strength, endurance, balance exercises)
- ✓ Able to provide informed consent for participation
- ✓ Has an adult care partner who will be available and capable of placing seeds
- ✓ Has access to smart phone for communication and image sharing
You may not qualify if…
- ✕ Allergy to Vaccaria seeds
- ✕ Medical condition affecting either ear preventing use of auricular acupressure such as eczema, frostbite, sunburn
Where it's recruiting
Illinois
Chicago
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · NCT06516198 · last updated 2025-12-09