Comparing the effect of acupuncture and medical treatment on subjective symptoms and neuromuscular electrophysiologic changes in patients with cervical disk herniatio
- Conditions
- Cervical disc herniation.Cervical disc disorders
- Registration Number
- IRCT2015070311912N4
- Lead Sponsor
- Vice Chancellor for Research, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 90
Major eligibility criteria: age older than 20 years old; confirmed diagnosis of cervical disc herniation; willing to participate in the study. Major exclusion criteria: polyneuritis or lesions of the cervical radicolopathy; hypothyroidism; multiple myeloma; amyloidosis; inability to perform daily functions individually; previous acupuncture treatment or surgery for cervical disc herniation; insulin dependent diabetes; pregnancy or less than 3 month post partum; epilepsy; cardiovascular disease; history of gastrointestinal disease and intolerance for NSAIDS; history of warfarin or heparin consumption or a hemorrhagic disease; definite indication for surgery based on rheumatologic consult and red and yellow flags.
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Study & Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Changes in electrodiagnostic tests (CMAP, DML, DSL, MNCV). Timepoint: Three months after the intervention. Method of measurement: Repeating the mentioned tests.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Clinical symptoms (neck, shoulder or arm pain, numbness and tingling). Timepoint: Three months after the end of intervention. Method of measurement: Questionnaire.