A new study snapshot and updated ethics and regulatory documentation are now available for the APA-SM study. A year into the project, the research team reviewed and updated the minutes of their initial consultation with the Ethics and Regulatory Core.
New resources for APA-SM include:
APA-SM is testing a 4-week auricular point acupressure intervention for self-management of chronic pain in rural communities in South Carolina and Texas. The study will also include implementation outcomes, a cost-effectiveness analysis, and an evaluation of predictive factors for treatment response.
APA-SM is supported within the NIH Pragmatic Trials Collaboratory by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health, with additional oversight from the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke. Learn more about APA-SM.