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The effectiveness of Daoyin therapy combined with acupuncture for shoulder pain : a pragmatic randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue
Registration Number
KCT0009085
Lead Sponsor
Gil Korean Medicine Hospital, Gachon University
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
ot yet recruiting
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
82
Inclusion Criteria

1. 19 < Age < 65
1.1 Moderate or severe pain and functional restrictions such as movement restrictions (pain NRS 4 or higher, SPADI 40 or higher)
(including M750, M571, M752, M753, M754, M755, M7911, S434 etc. if complaining of pain in both shoulders, only one shoulder must be selected)
2. A person who can communicate normally
3. A person who has signed a research agreement

Exclusion Criteria

1. Shoulder pain caused by lung, heart, cervical spine, or other reason. Shoulder pain after stroke, spinal cord injury, surgery, or other disease which is not shoulder disease
2. a patient with a history of shoulder surgery
3. a patient diagnosed with a fractured shoulder, dislocation
4. In case the daoyin therapy is inappropriate or unsafe
4.1. In cases where it is difficult to apply daoyin therapy due to skin inflammation at the contact point for towing exercise therapy
4.2. the history of surgery on other areas related to shoulder movement (including metal insertion and fixation) affects shoulder movement
5. Patients diagnosed with other conditions that may affect the results of the study or who are on medication
5.1. Those who have taken drugs that may affect pain such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within the last two weeks
5.2. A person who has performed injection therapy that may affect pain, such as steroid injection treatment, within the last month
6. Except for pregnant women, those who are planning to become pregnant and nursing mothers
7. Complete rupture of rotator cuff according to physical examination or suspected inflammatory arthritis due to physical examination and shoulder pain pattern investigation
7.1. The rotator cuff is suspected to be completely ruptured, based on special tests such as positive empty can test.
7.2. In the case of suspected inflammatory arthritis symptoms such as night pain, radiation pain, hot sensation, swelling, etc
8. Those who have participated in other clinical trials within the last three months
9. Other patients who are inappropriate to participate in the study according to the opinion of the person in charge of research

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional Study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Shoulder pain and diability index (SPADI)
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
umeric rating scale(NRS);Range of motion(ROM);cost per QALY(Quality Adjusted Life Years) gained
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