A study for the placebo effect of acupunture on chronic neck pai

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic neck pain

• Registration Number: ITMCTR1900002797
• Lead Sponsor: Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Tradition Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Last Update Posted: 20 February 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

Aged 18 to 60 years; neck pain recurred or lasted for more than 3 months, accompanying with the positive signs of the physical examination including the movement function limited; VAS score of >=2; never received acupuncture, moxibustion, cupping or other TCM treatments and willing to participate in this study.

Exclusion Criteria

With a history of neck trauma or cervical intervertebral disc hernia accompanying with the nerve symptoms; have a fracture spine disease or infectious inflammatory autoimmune diseases; congenital vertebral anomalies; compression fractures; other diseases such as cerebrovascular disease, leukemia, thrombocytopenia with bleeding tendency, severe neurosis, and osteoporosis; pregnancy and unable to provide self-care.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
PQ neck pain scale;

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
VAS;pain threshold;McGill pain scale;