Clinical trial · Interventional
Auricular Acupressure for Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Therapeutic Breast Surgery (ROSA)
Auricular Acupressure for Reducing Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Therapeutic Breast Surgery Following an Initial Breast Cancer Diagnosis
- Source
- ClinicalTrials.gov
- Retrieved
- Sep 8, 2026
- Layer
- normalized (units and labels harmonized; values unchanged)
- Run
- ING-CLINICALTRIALS-20260908-000001
Summary
Brief summary (as posted)
This randomized, controlled, single-center trial investigates the effects of auricular acupressure, administered according to the National Acupuncture Detoxification Association (NADA) protocol, on perioperative anxiety and pain in patients with a first diagnosis of breast cancer undergoing therapeutic breast surgery. Participants receiving auricular acupressure according to the NADA protocol will be compared with patients receiving standard care alone.
Conditions
Conditions (1)
Free-text conditions as registered, with the CancerIndex entity they were reconciled to and the match type.
| Condition (as posted) | Mapped entity | Match | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breast Cancer Females | — | UNRESOLVED | — |
Interventions
Interventions (1)
| Intervention | Type | Mapped drug | Match |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auricular Acupressure NADA | Other | — | UNRESOLVED |
Design
Arms and outcomes
Arms (2)
- type
- EXPERIMENTAL
- label
- Auricular Acupressure NADA
- description
- The intervention group receives ear acupressure according to the NADA protocol.
- interventionNames
- Other: Auricular Acupressure NADA
- type
- NO_INTERVENTION
- label
- Control group
- description
- The group receives standard preoperative care
Primary outcomes (1)
- measure
- Anxiety
- timeFrame
- Day 0, preoperative
- description
- The State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI-S) is a 20-item scale used to measure anxiety levels, ranging from 20 to 80. Higher scores are positively correlated with higher anxiety levels.
Eligibility
Eligibility (as posted)
- Sex
- Female
- Minimum age
- 18 Years
- Maximum age
- 99 Years
Show eligibility criteria text
Inclusion Criteria: * Female gender * Breast cancer patients undergoing therapeutic breast surgery at Robert Bosch Hospital following an initial diagnosis. * Signed informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: * An anxiety disorder that has been diagnosed within the last 12 months. * A mental state that, in the opinion of the investigator, prevents the patient from participating in the study. * Use of hearing aids. * Skin irritations or eczema in the ear. * Pregnancy * Insufficient knowledge of German * Unwillingness to store and share personal medical data within the framework of the protocol * Missing or incomplete declaration of consent * Receipt of acupuncture treatment (including NADA ear acupuncture or acupressure) in the last three months.
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