Auricular Acupressure Therapy for Patients With IC/BPS
WithdrawnNot applicableNCT05857020
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of administering auricular acupressure for patients with interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS), and evaluating the efficacy of auricular acupressure to reduce pain scores and decrease pain medication usage over time.
Study details
- Official title
- Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAApress) for Chronic Pain Management in Patients With Interstitial Cystitis/Bladder Pain Syndrome (IC/BPS)
- Conditions
- Interstitial Cystitis
- Bladder Pain Syndrome
- Urologic Diseases
- Chronic Pain
- Interventions
- Device: Auricular Acupressure
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
- Start date
- 2024-07
- Primary completion
- 2025-06
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 80 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Total sites listed
- 0
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age \>= 18 years * History of documented interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome (IC/BPS) * Able to read and understand informed consent form in English Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with a history of skin disease (e.g. psoriasis) involving the ear, adhesive allergy, recent scar tissue on ear, or current abrasions or cuts on the ear * Cognitive impairment (e.g. delirium, dementia) * Physical impairment preventing them from applying daily pressure/stimulation to ear seeds * Patients with cardiac pacemakers (contraindication to POINTER PAL) * Use of some types of hearing aids (which could potentially obstruct placements of ear seeds) * Any acute illness or psychiatric conditions that would impact adherence to the study requirements
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05857020