The Comparative effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of Concomitant treatment of Chuna manual therapy strategy for Neck pain in patients with Traffic Injuries
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0003921
- Lead Sponsor
- Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 132
1. patients with more than 2 weeks and less than 13 weeks after the accident onset among neck pain patients with traffic injuries which applied to Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) grade I, II
2. Neck pain patients with average Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) =5
3. Patients aged 19 years or older and 70 years or younger
4. Patients who can communicate normally
5. Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent
1. neck pain patients which were caused by other causes except for traffic accident. (e.g osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia syndrome, gout etc)
2. Patients with a chronic illness that may affect clinical outcomes : cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc
3. Patients who have the absolute taboo of chuna manual therapy(eg, acute cauda equina syndrome, spinal dislocation, cerebral aneurysm, etc.)
4. Patients who had undergone cervical spine surgery previously.
5. Patients with congenital spinal disorder
6. Patients who have participated in other clinical studies within the past month.
7. Patients who can not communicate normally due to dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
8. Pregnant woman
9. Patients who are difficult to write a research consent form
10. Patients who can not perform clinical research normally according to judgment of researcher
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Day with NRS first reduced to 50%
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method the areas under the curve;Numeric Rating Scale (NRS);Disability Index [Neck Disability Index (NDI)];EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D);Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC);EuroQol-Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS);12-Item Short-Form Health Survey(SF-12);Economic evaluation data;Adverse events