Effects of Traditional Chinese Acupuncture and Laser Acupuncture on cervical pain non-specific chronic

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: eck Pain; M54.2

• Registration Number: RBR-7vbw5gd
• Lead Sponsor: niversidade Federal de São Carlos (UFSCar).

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-06-08
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023
• Study Completion: 2023-12-10

Recruitment & Eligibility

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

Inclusion Criteria

Volunteers of both sexes aged between 18 and 60 years old and neck pain of at least 3 months; obtain a score greater than or equal to 3 points for pain intensity on the Numerical Pain Scale; have completed elementary school, consent to random allocation.

Exclusion Criteria

Volunteers with spinal injuries; spondylolisthesis; spinal canal stenosis; ankylosing spondylitis; signs of radiculopathy; cancer; acute infections; hemorrhagic diseases; rheumatological diseases; systemic inflammatory diseases; rheumatoid arthritis; in conditions of pregnancy, puerperium and breastfeeding. Individuals who have started or undergone another treatment in the past 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Intervention
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Evaluate the intensity of chronic cervical pain before and after therapies. It will be checked using the Numerical Rating Scale (NRS). It is expected to find a lower value in the NRS immediately after the end of the therapies.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Assess changes in pain intensity. Pain will be checked using: Numerical Pain Scale; Pressure Pain Threshold (algometry); Temporal Summation Test; Conditioned Modulation of Pain; Perception of the Global Effect and reduction in the consumption of analgesic medications. It is expected to find lower values ??in pain, and reduction in analgesic consumption after therapies.