Veteran Ear Acupuncture Pilot Project

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

12

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 27, 2020

Primary Completion Date

September 8, 2020

Study Completion Date

July 1, 2021

Conditions
Chronic Pain SyndromePainFibromyalgiaLow Back PainNeuropathic PainNeuropathy, PainfulMusculoskeletal PainChronic Pain
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Self-administration of auricular acupuncture without prosthesis

Participants will insert semi-permanent acupuncture needles in their ears without the guidance of a prosthesis

PROCEDURE

Self-administration of auricular acupuncture with prosthesis

The same participants who previous self-administered a standardized auricular acupuncture will be given custom-molded prostheses midway through the study to assess how much the prostheses facilitate insertion.

Trial Locations (1)

45601

Chillicothe VA Medical Center, Chillicothe

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Chillicothe VA Medical Center

FED

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