Cupping for treating neck pain in video display terminal users: a pilot trial

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue

Registration Number: KCT0000106

Lead Sponsor: Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 40

Inclusion Criteria

1. Video display terminal(VDT) users, who work with VDT in 19 to 65 years old
2. One who meets three conditions below:
2-1 One who works with VDT at least 20 hours in a week
2-2 One who has had work related-neck pain at least 3 months and whose average severity of neck pain is over 40 in 100mms numeric rating scale (NRS), in last 7 days
3. One who participates in this clinical trial voluntarily and offers signed informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. One who currently has diseases below:
a. Serious conditions in spine e.g. infectious disease of spine, ankylosing spondylitis, fracture of spine and inclammatory process of spine
b. Myelopathy
c. Acute herniation of cervical intervetebral disc within 3 months
d. Tuomor or immune disease
e. Whiplash injury during last 1 year

2. One who are not appropriate to the cupping treatment
a. Blood-borne diseasee.g. AIDS, active hepatitis, syphilis and tuberculosis
b. Taking medicine for anticoagulants (Warfarin) or antiplatelet agents (Dipyridamole, Aspirin and Ticlopidine)
c. Hemophilia
d. Anemia

3. Pregnent, expecting pregnent or breast-feeding women
4. Patients who have used medical and alternative treatment (e.g. acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine etc.) during last 1 month
5. One who is not appropriate to the clinical trial judged by researchers

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional Study

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umeric rating scale (NRS) for neck pain

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Measure yourself medical outcome profile 2 (MYMOP2) for symptoms;Neck disability index;Short form of stress response inventory;Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS);Numeric rating scale for neck pain diary ;Incidence of adverse events