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Clinical Trials/NCT01369238
NCT01369238
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Clinical Research on the Efficacy of East-West Collaborative Medicine Using Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy on Whiplash-Associated Disorders After Traffic Collisions; A Randomized, Controlled, Parallel Trial

Korean Pharmacoacupuncture Institute0 sites90 target enrollmentJune 2011

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Bee Venom Acupuncture Therapy
Conditions
Whiplash Injuries
Sponsor
Korean Pharmacoacupuncture Institute
Enrollment
90
Primary Endpoint
pain scores on Visual Analogue Scale
Last Updated
14 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

  1. Purpose of study

    1. To evaluate the efficacy of East-West collaborative medicine using Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy on Whiplash-Associated Disorders using VAS scale
    2. To evaluate the efficacy of East-West collaborative medicine using Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy on Whiplash-Associated Disorders using NDI, BDI, SF-36, and EQ-5D.
  2. Interventions & Groups

    1. group 1: Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy
    2. group 2: zaltoprofen
    3. group 3: Bee-Venom Acupuncture Therapy & zaltoprofen
Registry
clinicaltrials.gov
Start Date
June 2011
End Date
March 2012
Last Updated
14 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Parallel
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Korean Pharmacoacupuncture Institute

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • clinical diagnosis of Whiplash injuries
  • Must have cervicalgia of more than VAS 5

Exclusion Criteria

  • cancer, osteoporosis, ankylosing spodylitis, cauda equina syndrome, infection
  • spinal operation
  • other musculoskeletal pain
  • physicological or mental disorders

Arms & Interventions

Bee Venom Acupuncture & zaltoprofen

Intervention: Bee Venom Acupuncture Therapy

Bee Venom Acupuncture & zaltoprofen

Intervention: zaltoprofen

zaltoprofen

Intervention: zaltoprofen

Bee Venom Acupuncture

Intervention: Bee Venom Acupuncture Therapy

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

pain scores on Visual Analogue Scale

Time Frame: changes from baseline in VAS at 1 month

Secondary Outcomes

  • neck disability scores on Neck Disability Index(changes from baseline in NDI at 1 month)
  • depression scores on Beck Depression Inventory(changes from baseline in BDI at 1 month)
  • quality of life scores on short form SF-36(changes from baseline in short form SF-36 at 1 month)
  • quality of life scores on EQ-5D(changes from baseline in EQ-5D at 1 month)

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