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Lead
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility of Emergency Department nurse-initiated battlefield auricular acupressure as an adjunct to medication for pain management for psychiatric Emergency Department Observation patients.
The Battlefield Auricula Acupressure interventionists (nurse) will complete Auricular training modules and complete competency assessments and intervention assessments throughout the study. Study interventionist will include the possibility that a study participant may be part of a competency assessment and that their session may be recorded and securely uploaded to a server per Institutional Review Board (IRB) and institutional policies.
Age
18–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients requiring admission to psychiatric emergency room who also have documented chronic or acute pain
History of chronic or acute pain with or without opioid use disorder
Expected length of stay at least 2-3 days at the time of recruitment
Able to read and understand the informed consent form
You may not be if
Since this is a feasibility pilot, only English-speaking participants will be eligible.
Cognitive impairment (Intellectual Disability Disorder or Dementia)
Patients who have a legal guardian
Participants with a history of skin disease (e.g., psoriasis) involving the ear, adhesive allergy, recent scar tissue on ear, or current abrasions or cuts on ear,
Use of some types of hearing aids (obstructing the placement of beads)
