Clinical Study on Electroacupuncture Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Neck Pains
• Interventions: Device: acupuncture; Other: comprehensive treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01674387
• Lead Sponsor: Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Brief Summary

Purpose of this test is to observe and objectively evaluate electroacupuncture (EA) therapy on the clinical efficacy in patients with chronic neck pain, and provide a reliable clinical basis for the chronic neck pain treatment and evaluation of efficacy.

Detailed Description

According to statistics, the incidence of chronic neck pain has significantly increased year by year, particularly tending to younger people, as social competition increase fiercely and the pace of people's daily work and life accelerate. Studying the effective treatment and prevention of chronic neck pain has obvious medical, social and economic significance. Purpose of this trial is to observe and objectively evaluate electroacupuncture (EA) therapy on the clinical efficacy in patients with chronic neck pain, and provide a reliable clinical basis for the chronic neck pain treatment and evaluation of efficacy.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-08
• Study First Submitted: 2012-08-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-08-24
• Study First Posted: 2012-08-28
• Primary Completion: 2013-08
• Study Completion: 2016-12
• Status Verified: 2021-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2021-08-10
• Last Update Posted: 2021-08-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 60

Inclusion Criteria

1. Age of a subject is older than 18 and is younger than 65.
2. With more than 3 months history of neck pain.
3. Informed consent is signed by a subject or his lineal relation.

Exclusion Criteria

1. With serious protopathy or disease ofcardiovascular,liver,renal,gastrointestinal, hematological systems and so on.
2. Psychotic，patients with allergic constitution or easily getting infected or bleeding.
3. Patients have used drugs for preventing neck pain in the last four weeks.
4. Pregnant women or women in lactation.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
acupuncture	acupuncture	56 patients (the EA group) receive the acupuncture treatment at nine acupuncture points: Dazhui (GV14), bilateral Jianzhongshu (SI15), bilateral Jingbailao (EX HN15), bilateral cervical Jiaji (EX-B2),and two trigger points.Bilateral Jianzhongshu (SI15) and Jiaji (EX-B2) receive the electro acupuncture treatment, with dilatational wave. All the needles retained for 20 minutes, one treatment every other day, 10 times a course, and the treatment assessed after a course.
comprehensive treatment	comprehensive treatment	Other 56 patients (the matched group) receive the comprehensive treatment, including traction and TENS(Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation) therapy. Each treatment 20 minutes, one treatment every other day, 10 times a course, and the treatment assessed after a course.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire	20 days(One course)
chronic neck pain-the Neck Pain Scale (NPQ)	20 days(One course)
the SF-36 Health Questionnaire combined with Neck Disability Index (NDI).	20 days(one course)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
the short-form McGill Pain Questionnaire	one month after a course
chronic neck pain-the Neck Pain Scale (NPQ)	one month after a course.
the SF-36 Health Questionnaire combined with Neck Disability Index (NDI).	one months after a course