Effectiveness of Pharmacopuncture for Chronic Neck Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic Neck Pain
• Interventions: Procedure: pharmacopuncture therapy; Procedure: Physical therapy

• Registration Number: NCT04035018
• Lead Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators will evaluate the efficacy and safety of pharmacopuncture therapy for chronic neck pain compared to physical therapy.

Detailed Description

This study is prgmatic RCT of pharmacopuncture therapy for chronic neck pain compared to physical therapy.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-07-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-07-25
• Study First Posted: 2019-07-29
• Study Start: 2019-09-18
• Primary Completion: 2020-06-25
• Study Completion: 2020-06-25
• Status Verified: 2020-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-07-07
• Last Update Posted: 2020-07-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 101

Inclusion Criteria

• Neck pain more than 6 months
• VAS of neck pain more than 5
• Age between 17 and 70 years old
• Participants who wrote informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

• Migration of cancer reaching to spine, fracture of spine
• Progressive neurologic deficits or severe neurologic deficits
• Cancer, fibromyalgia, RA, or goat
• Stroke, MI, kidney disease, dimentia, diabetic neuropathy, or epilepsy
• Participants taking steroid, immunosuppressant, or psychotropic medication
• Hemorrhagic disease, severe diabetes or taking anticoagulant drug
• Participants who took NSAIDs or pharmacopuncture within 1 week
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Participants who had undergone cervical surgery within 3 months
• Participants who had participated in other clinical trial within 1 month, or have plan for participation in other trial during follow up period of this trial
• Participants who can not write informed consent
• Participants who is difficult to participate in the trial according to investigator's decision

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
pharmacopuncture therapy	pharmacopuncture therapy	The physicians will select one or more pharmacopuncture therapy for each participants. The physicians will also decide dosage and frequency of treatment according to the participant's status.
physical therapy	Physical therapy	The physicians will select one or more physical therapy for each participants. The physicians will also decide intensity and frequency of treatment according to the participant's status.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Visual analogue scale of neck pain	week 6	Minimum 0, Maximum 100. Higher values represent a worse outcome

Trial Locations

Locations (4)

Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine; 🇰🇷 Seoul, Gangnam-Gu, Korea, Republic of

Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine; 🇰🇷 Daejeon, Korea, Republic of

Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine; 🇰🇷 Busan, Korea, Republic of

Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine; 🇰🇷 Bucheon, Gyeonggi Province, Korea, Republic of