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Even numbered cards will assign the patient to the experimental group, odd numbered cards will assign the patient to the control group.\n\no Intervention group seed points:\n\n1. Shen Men (anxiety, depression, stress, pain)\n2. Point 0 (homeostasis, energy, mood)\n3. Endocrine (hormonal homeostasis)\n4. Subcortex (insomnia, anxiety, pain, inflammation)\n5. Autonomic (autonomic balance, pain)",[13],"Other: Auricular Acupressure",{"label":15,"type":16,"description":17,"interventionNames":18},"Control Group","SHAM_COMPARATOR","A random number card will be drawn in sequence from a box. Even numbered cards will assign the patient to the experimental group, odd numbered cards will assign the patient to the control group.\n\no Control group sham seed points:\n\n1. Inside edge, center of tragus\n2. Helix midway between apex and tubercle\n3. Helix 1 cm anterior to apex\n4. 5 mm anterior to Shen Men\n5. Covered, 5 mm anterior and superior to endocrine\n\nFor the sham intervention (Sham Type II, same intervention with seeding and intermittent pressing) the seeds are placed at nonacupressure points for the control group.",[13],[20],{"type":6,"name":21,"description":22,"armGroupLabels":23,"otherNames":24},"Auricular Acupressure","Seeds will be placed during the clinic visit by the acupuncturist or the research associate according to the group the patient was assigned to. The care partner will observe the placement. A photograph of the seed placement will be taken and given to the care partner and to the patient after the relevant points are labeled by number or letter. The method of pressing is demonstrated for 1 one of the seeds, the care partner practices pressing on 2 other seeds, and the patient practices pressing on the remaining 2 seeds. Pressing consists of applying pressure, gradually increasing the pressure until the patient expresses discomfort, and maintaining that pressure until 2 minutes have passed. After pressing has been performed for each seed, the seeds are removed in clinic prior to clinic discharge.",[15,9],null,[26],{"name":27,"affiliation":5,"role":28},"Maria Lucia Madariaga, MD","PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR",[30],{"name":27,"role":31,"phone":32,"phoneExt":24,"email":33},"CONTACT","7737022500","mlmadariaga@bsd.uchicago.edu",[35],{"facility":5,"status":36,"city":37,"state":38,"zip":39,"country":40,"countryCode":41,"cosmosGeoPoint":42,"geoPoint":47,"contacts":48},"RECRUITING","Chicago","Illinois","60637","United States","US",{"type":43,"coordinates":44},"Point",[45,46],-87.65005,41.85003,{"lat":46,"lon":45},[49],{"name":50,"role":31,"phone":51,"phoneExt":24,"email":33},"Maria Lucia Madariaga","773-702-2500",{"type":53,"investigatorFullName":24,"investigatorTitle":24,"investigatorAffiliation":24,"oldNameTitle":24,"oldOrganization":24},"SPONSOR","100555754","auricular-acupressure-in-prehabilitation-100555754",false,"NCT06516198","Auricular Acupressure in Prehabilitation","A Pilot Study of the Utility of Auricular Acupressure in Enhancing Prehabilitation Benefits in Candidates for Thoracic Surgery.","Inclusion Criteria\n\n* Being considered for major lung surgery\n* Surgery is not scheduled for at least 2 weeks\n* Age ≥ 50 years\n* Able to understand English at a 4th grade level\n* No known contraindications to prehabilitation (strength, endurance, balance exercises)\n* Able to provide informed consent for participation\n* Has an adult care partner who will be available and capable of placing seeds\n* Has access to smart phone for communication and image sharing\n* Underwent frailty screening (given any score)\n* Able to perform spirometry testing in clinic\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n* Allergy to Vaccaria seeds\n* Medical condition affecting either ear preventing use of auricular acupressure such as eczema, frostbite, sunburn","ALL","50 Years",{"count":64,"type":65},40,"ESTIMATED","INTERVENTIONAL",[68],"NA","Complementary medicine is recognized for its ability to enhance appetite, increase energy, reduce anxiety, decrease pain, and improve sleep, among many other benefits. Acupuncture is among the most frequent types of complementary medicine practiced in the US, and Medicare currently includes back pain as a reimbursable indication for this therapy. Acupuncture-related therapies may enhance efforts at prehabilitation in candidates for major lung resection.",[71,72,73,74,75,76,77,78],"Frailty","Thoracic","Prehabilitation","Lung Surgery","Wedge Resection","Segmentectomy","Lobectomy","Pneumonectomy; Status",[80,81],"accupressure","vaccaria seeds","2025-12-02",{"date":84,"type":85},"2025-12-09","ACTUAL",{"date":87,"type":85},"2025-07-21",{"date":89,"type":65},"2027-06-20",{"name":5,"class":6},1]