Polydioxanone Thread Embedding Acupuncture as Adjunctive Therapy for Chronic Non-specific Neck Pain : A randomized, controlled, assessor-blinded, clinical trial

Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University0 个研究点目标入组 106 人开始时间: 待定最近更新: 2019年3月11日

适应症

试验速览

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•1. Age of 19-64 years
•2. Suffering from neck pain over 3 months
•3. More than 40mm on VAS(Visual Analogue Scale) at the time of screening
•4. Diagnosis of non-specific neck pain by clinicians based on history taking, physical examination, image examinationm, and medical examination
•5. Able and willing to comply with the intervention and follow-up evaluation
•6. Able to provide written informed consent

•1. radicular pain in the upper extremity with the distribution of a particular nerve root
•2. neurological abnormality as follows
•? weakness, paraesthesiae(sensory deficits)
•? Special test: Spurling test, Shoulder abduction relief sign test(Bakody sign)
•? Hyporeflexia of DTR(Deep Tendon Reflex)
•? Pathologic reflex : Hoffman sign, Babinski sign, Ankle clonus
•? muscle atrophy: Deltoid, Biceps, Triceps, Hand intrinsic m.
•3. Major spinal pathology such as myelopathy, spondylitis, neoplasm, fracture, congenital abnormality, neuromyopathic scoliosis
•4. History of spinal surgery or scheduled procedures during the study
•5. Suffering from pain in another region that is greater than the neck pain
•6. Uncontrolled low back pain
•7. History of TEA treatment in past 6 months
•8. Hypersensitive reaction to previous acupuncture treatment, metal allergy, severe atopy, keloid, and other skin hypersensitivities
•9. Hemorrhagic disease and/or factors that can affect hemostasis, such as anti-coagulant or anti-platelet drug use
•10. Pregnancy, lactation, or a plan to become pregnant during childbearing years
•11. Uncontrolled diabetes, or Cardiovascular disease
•12. History of neurotic or major psychiatric disability or cognitive instability
•13. History of alcoholism or drug abuse
•14. Severe underlying disease requiring active therapy
•15. Patients who are considered to be inappropriate for the study by the researcher

发起方

Dunsan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University