Auricular point acupressure for older adults with chronic low back pain: a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Efficacious modalities are limited in chronic low back pain (cLBP). We determined the efficacy of auricular point acupressure (APA) in older adults with cLBP.

Design

3-arm randomized controlled trial.

Setting

Baltimore, Maryland.

Participants

Participants, ≥60 years with cLBP, were randomized (1:1:1) to APA with ear points targeted to cLBP (T-APA, n = 92), points nontargeted to cLBP (NT-APA, n = 91), or waitlist education control (n = 89), and followed up to 6 months (6M). Participants in the APA groups received 4 weekly APA sessions; the education control group received 4 weekly educational sessions.

Intervention

APA.

Main outcomes and measures

Primary outcomes were pain (Numerical Rating Scale) and function (Roland-Morris Disability Qu

SUBMITTER: Kawi J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12405757 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature