# Evaluating the Auricular Point Acupressure-Self Management Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations

> **NCT07179016** · NA · RECRUITING · sponsor: **The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston** · enrollment: 693 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Chronic Pain (Back / Neck)
- Chronic Pain Management
- Chronic Knee Pain
- Joint Pain

## Interventions

- **BEHAVIORAL:** Auricular Point Acupressure (APA) - Self Management (SM)
- **BEHAVIORAL:** Education Control

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT07179016
- **Lead sponsor:** The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2025-09-11
- **Primary completion:** 2029-06-30
- **Final completion:** 2029-08-31
- **Target enrollment:** 693 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-01


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07179016

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT07179016, "Evaluating the Auricular Point Acupressure-Self Management Program for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Among Rural Populations". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT07179016. Licensed CC0.

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