Clinical Trial

Auriculotherapy in the Treatment of Pre-Operative Anxiety

Active, Not Recruiting
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Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to use the validated PROMIS Emotional Distress - Anxiety - Short Form 8a and PROMIS Emotional Distress-Depression-Short Form pre-and post-intervention to establish a superior correlation between the auriculotherapy treatment and the reduction of perioperative anxiety. Subject population will include those having a partial or total nephrectomy for cancer. Drawing the role that auriculotherapy may play in reducing perioperative anxiety related requirement after surgery may also help in reducing the risk of opioid use disorders (OUD) since anxiety has been found to be a major risk factor for OUD in surgical patients. Therefore, this trial will also examine the effect of the auriculotherapy intervention in reducing opioid requirement after surgery.
Protocol Amendment History 5 changes
critical Trial status changed: Recruiting → Active, Not Recruiting 2026-07-25
notable Primary completion moved earlier: 2026-06-30 -> 2026-04-28 2026-07-25
minor Completion pushed: 2026-06-30 -> 2026-08-30 2026-07-25
notable Primary completion pushed: 2026-03-30 -> 2026-06-30 2026-04-08
minor Completion pushed: 2026-03-30 -> 2026-06-30 2026-04-08
Trial Details
NCT Number NCT04836936
Lead Sponsor Jacques E. Chelly
Conditions Anxiety Preoperative
Enrollment 60 participants
Start Date 2021-04-13
Primary Completion 2026-04-28 (estimated)
Study Completion 2026-08-30 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov 2026-07-24