Ear acupressure and massage for nerve pain after spinal cord injury
Part of Brain & nervous system, Injuries & trauma, Pain clinical trials.
This trial tests whether gentle ear acupressure (pressing on specific points on the ear) combined with limb massage can reduce nerve pain in people with recent spinal cord injury. It may help ease burning or shooting pain without medication.
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Who can take part
- You are 18 years or older.
- You have a spinal cord injury (from any cause) that happened within the last year.
- Your injury level is ASIA grade B, C, or D (meaning you have some movement or sensation below the injury).
- You have neuropathic pain (burning, shooting, or electric-shock-like pain) that scores high on two pain questionnaires.
- You can speak Mandarin or Taiwanese, or read and write Chinese.
- You do not have any skin damage, infection, or irritation on your ear, and you have not had nerve block surgery.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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