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Ear acupuncture may cut Long-Term pain after breast surgery

NCT ID NCT05126615

Symptom relief Sponsor: GCS Ramsay Santé pour l'Enseignement et la Recherche Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jul 16, 2026 · Last updated Jul 17, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests whether adding auriculotherapy — a type of ear acupuncture using cold spray — to standard pain management can reduce the chance of chronic pain three months after mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction. Ten women scheduled for this surgery will receive the ear treatment and then report their pain levels using standard questionnaires. The goal is to see if this simple, non-drug approach can prevent persistent post-surgical pain.

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Active substance
auriculotherapy (cryospray on specific ear points)
What this could lead to
If effective, this could offer a simple, drug-free way to lower the risk of long-term pain after breast cancer surgery.
What could go wrong
This is a very small, early study with only 10 participants, so results may not apply widely. The effect may be no better than standard care alone.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

10 people

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Started

May 2019

Finished

Sep 2021

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Female participants only

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Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * Women patient over 18 years-old * Patient scheduled for a mastectomy with immediate reconstruction by latissimus dorsi flap with or without symmetrization on the contralateral breast. * Patient affiliated or beneficiary of a social security scheme. * Patient who has given her free and informed consent. * Preoperative blood test showing no contraindication to the operation. Exclusion Criteria: * Refusal of the patient. * No indication for auriculotherapy: * Patient having a heavy treatment with neuroleptics, * Or tricyclic antidepressants which interfere with the action of auriculotherapy. * Patient undergoing long-term morphine treatment for chronic pain. * Patient with unweaned opioid addiction. * Chronic painful patient. * Protected patient: Major under guardianship, curatorship or other legal protection, deprived of liberty by judicial or administrative decision; Hospitalized without consent. * Pregnant, breastfeeding or parturient woman. * Patient participating in another interventional study. * Patient who had already participated in this study as part of first breast surgery. * Patient receiving regular care by auriculotherapy

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Auriculotherapy Mastectomy

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  • Hôpital Privé Paul d'Egine

    Champigny-sur-Marne, 94500, France

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