AA on Drug Abusers by Nursing Students

NCT ID: NCT05877742

Last Updated: 2025-04-20

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

80 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-03-20

Study Completion Date

2025-06-20

Brief Summary

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Drug abuse is a serious public health issue. Despite the serious consequences of drug abuse, there are around 2000 new cases reported by drug abusers each year. There is growing evidence of the use of auricular acupressure (AA), a traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) treatment modality, in reducing withdrawal symptoms among drug abusers. This study aims to investigate the feasibility and effectiveness of training nursing students to deliver brief education on AA on drug abusers.

Detailed Description

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A 2-arm feasibility cluster RCT will be conducted in the 80 drug abusers from 7 substance abuse clinics in Hong Kong Hospital Authority following the CONSORT statement. The intervention group will receive AA intervention individually from trained nursing students. The control group will individually receive a 5-minute seminar delivered by a research assistant.

Conditions

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Drug Abuse

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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AA group

AA for drug abusers.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

AA group

Intervention Type OTHER

Participants will individually receive a 5-minute AA education delivered verbally at his/her respective clinic by a trained nursing student interventionist in addition to the usual scheduled follow-ups and activities at clinics.

Control group

Routine seminar for drug abusers.

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Control group

Intervention Type OTHER

To mimic the time and attention spent, the control group will individually receive a 5-minute seminar delivered by an RA.

Interventions

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AA group

Participants will individually receive a 5-minute AA education delivered verbally at his/her respective clinic by a trained nursing student interventionist in addition to the usual scheduled follow-ups and activities at clinics.

Intervention Type OTHER

Control group

To mimic the time and attention spent, the control group will individually receive a 5-minute seminar delivered by an RA.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged 18 or above
* Have reported to abuse drugs within the past 30 days
* Can communicate in Cantonese and read Chinese

Exclusion Criteria

* Unstable mental conditions that are not suitable for the intervention
* Receiving acupuncture or acupressure treatment currently or in the previous 30 days
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Dr Katherine Lam

Research Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ka Wai Katherine Lam

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

School of Nursing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University

Locations

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Katherine Lam

Hong Kong, , Hong Kong

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Hong Kong

Central Contacts

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Ka Wai Katherine Lam

Role: CONTACT

Ka Yan Ho

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Katherine Lam, Phd

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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AA-drug abusers

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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