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Lead
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
With
National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Johns Hopkins University
Age
60–any
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Age 60 years or older
Able to read and write English
cLBP that has persisted at least 3 months and has pain on at least half of the days for the previous 6 months
Average intensity of pain ≥ 4 on a 11-point numerical pain scale in the previous week
Have intact cognition (Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) \> 24)
Willing to commit to up to 13-17 months as a study participant, depending on which group the participant is placed in
Able to apply pressure to the seeds with tapes on their ears
You may not be if
Malignant or autoimmune diseases (e.g., rheumatoid arthritis), in which the pain from the disease cannot be separated from the low back pain by the participant
Known acute compression fractures caused by osteoporosis, spinal stenosis, spondylolysis, or spondylolisthesis because these conditions may confound treatment effects or the interpretation of results
Sciatica with leg pain greater than back pain
Allergy to the tape
Use of some types of hearing aids (size may obstruct the placement of seeds)
Pain in other parts of the body that is more severe than the cLBP and which occurs daily or almost every day with at least moderate intensity or acute pain
Neurological disorders that could interfere with pain reporting or confound performance on the other outcomes, cerebral tumor, Alzheimer's disease (or other cognitive illnesses), prior stroke, or multiple sclerosis
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