Comparative effectiveness and economic evaluation of Chuna manual therapy for chronic neck pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

• Registration Number: KCT0002732
• Lead Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Completion: 2019-06-28
• Last Update Posted: 20 September 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 108

Inclusion Criteria

1) Chronic neck pain patients (with pain duration of 3 months or longer)
2) Patients with numeric rating scale (NRS) of radicular pain = neck pain in neck pain patients with or without radiculopathy
3) Patients with NRS of neck pain =5 during the 3 days
4) Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1) Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause neck pain (e.g. spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, spinal dislocation)
2) Patients with neck surgery history
3) Patients with other chronic disease(s) which may interfere with treatment effect, safety, or interpretation of outcome (e.g. chronic renal failure, vertebral artery complications, rheumatoid arthritis, Down syndrome)
4) Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms such as spinal cord injury
5) Patients with severe mental illness
6) Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mental illness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results
7) Patients who have received Chuna manual therapy or physical therapy, medicine such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or treatment(s) that may influence pain within the past week
8) Pregnant patients or patients with plans of pregnancy
9) Patients participating in other clinical studies or otherwise deemed unsuitable by the researchers

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional Study
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Difference between visual analogue scale (VAS) of neck pain for the past 3 days between 5 weeks post-baseline and baseline