Auricular Point Acupressure to Manage Pain in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders

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Category Primary study
Registry of Trialsclinicaltrials.gov
Year 2018
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 the effectiveness of pain relief, pain sensory change and immune biomarkers change (measured by serum biomarkers) after the auricular point acupressure (APA). A waitlist will be used to examine the feasibility of a 4-week APA intervention. The investigators will also explore potential analgesic pathways and underpinnings of APA on pain relief.
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First added on: May 21, 2024