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ISRCTN61861069
Completed
Not Applicable

Acupuncture at local and distal points for chronic shoulder pain: multi-center, factorial randomized controlled clinical trial

Beijing Municipal Health Bureau (China)0 sites164 target enrollmentDecember 23, 2013
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ConditionsChronic shoulder painMusculoskeletal DiseasesOther specified joint disorders

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Chronic shoulder pain
Sponsor
Beijing Municipal Health Bureau (China)
Enrollment
164
Status
Completed
Last Updated
11 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
December 23, 2013
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
11 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Beijing Municipal Health Bureau (China)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •1\. Age between 25 and 65 years, either sex
  • •2\. Primary complaint of shoulder pain with one\-sided shoulder pain for at least 6 weeks and up to 2 years
  • •3\. A pain score of 50 mm or more on a 100\-mm visual analogue scale (VAS)
  • •4\. Plain radiography is normal, but may have osteoporosis or calcification shadow
  • •5\. Individuals who have not received acupuncture in the preceding 1 month
  • •6\. Signed informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

  • •1\. Referred pain from the cervical spine, history of shoulder trauma, shoulder surgery, stroke, ipsilateral breast surgery, heart diseases and severe hypertension
  • •2\. Osteoarthritis of the gleno\-humeral joint or systemic bone and joint disorder (e.g. rheumatoid arthritis)
  • •3\. Endocrine diseases such as hyperthyroidism
  • •4\. Severe infection
  • •5\. Current therapy involving analgesics

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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