Effects of Acupuncture at Acupoints Along Lung Meridian on Cervical Spondylosis of Cervical Type: A Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Cervical spondylosis of cervical type
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR1900002488
- Lead Sponsor
- Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
1. meet the diagnostic criteria of cervical spondylosis of cervical type;
2. aged 18-60 years, male and female;
3. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score between 4-10 (Range 0-10) for initial visit;
4. volunteered to join the test, and sign informed consent persons.
1. diagnosed as bone tuberculosis, tumors and severe osteoporosis by imaging examination;
2. pregnant and lactating women;
3. complicated with serious medical diseases;
4. neck pain due to non-cervical spondylosis of cervical type;
5. lesions of skin (such as damage, burns, and so on) where acupuncture will be applied;
6. incapacitated or unable to communicate normally;
7. received acupuncture for upper limb pain in the past month;
8. received other conservative treatments or cervical surgery in the past three months;
9. join other clinical trials.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Side-effects;VAS score;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Range of motion (ROM) of cervical spine;Muscular assessment;the Assessing emotions scale (SAS and SDS);Musculoskeletal ultrasonography;MRI;