Status:
TERMINATED
Auricular Point Acupressure to Manage Pain in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders
Lead Sponsor:
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Conditions:
Pain
Alzheimer Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
21-85 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Pain is considered as one of the most important causal factors of behavioral and psychological symptoms in patients Alzheimer's disease and related disorders (ADRD). The investigators plan to examine ...
Detailed Description
A waitlist pilot study will be conducted to examine the feasibility of a 4-week APA intervention. Participants and their caregivers will be enrolled into the study. Following the baseline assessment (...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- have a diagnosis of possible or probable ADRD by National Institute of Aging (NIA) and Alzheimer's Association Guidelines,
- have a caregiver who is able to help and manage APA,
- pain that has persisted at least 3 months and pain on at least half of the days for the previous 6 months,
- average intensity of pain ≥ 4 on a 10 point numerical pain scale in the past 7 days,
- receiving care at the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer's Treatment Center (JHMATC), Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's disease Research Center (JHADRC),
- willing to commit to 5-weekly study visits (first office visits and followed by home visits) by the study coordinators and two follow-up home visits (at three- and six-months follow-up),
- have any type of dementia, mild to moderate stages (Montreal Cognitive Assessment, MoCA, ≥ 8),
- caregiver is willing to participate.
Exclusion
- concurrent major psychiatric disorder (e.g. major depressive disorder (as primary diagnosis), bipolar disorder, schizophrenia) or drug and alcohol abuse,
- severe illness or pain that would lead to significant deterioration in health, or that would limit participation in the interventions (e.g. metastatic cancer, musculoskeletal disorders, etc.)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2018
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 8 2022
Estimated Enrollment :
8 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03393546
Start Date
August 1 2018
End Date
March 8 2022
Last Update
July 10 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Johns Hopkins School of Nursing
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21205