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Sponsor: Robert Bosch Gesellschaft für Medizinische Forschung mbH (RBMF)
Conditions: Breast Cancer Females
Interventions: Auricular Acupressure NADA
Countries: Germany
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.
Sex: FEMALE
Age: 18 Years to 99 Years
Healthy volunteers: No
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
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.
- Stuttgart, Germany