A randomized exploratory clinical trial to evaluate the effectiveness of the chimsband therapy for pain after shoulder arthroscopic surgery
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0002355
- Lead Sponsor
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1) Males and females aged 19–69 years
2) Those who complained of shoulder area pain after shoulder arthroscopic surgery
3) Those whose visit date is over 2 weeks and under 2 years from the operation date(surgical area fixation is finished).
4) The visual analog scale (VAS) pain score of the surgical area during screening was 40 points or higher.
5) And patients who agreed to sign a written informed consent.
1) Those who did not submit documents that showed that they had received a shoulder surgery (a surgery certification, a written opinion, a medical certificate, and a medical confirmation)
2) Those to whom application of chimsband intervention was inappropriate due to contact dermatitis or wounds around the lesion
3) Those who utilized narcotic analgesic at the time of screening
4) Those who had suppuration or severe edema of the shoulder’s surgical site and therefore were judged as having acute inflammation or at least one of the test items in the screening exceeded or fell short of 1.5 times or higher of the normal range
5) Participation in other clinical trials
6) Those who had a history of drug or alcohol abuse or was suspected of such abuse
7) And residents of collective dwelling facilities such as social welfare institutions.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Visual Analog Scale (VAS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI);Shoulder Range of Motion (ROM);VAS during sleep;Questionnaire for blood stasis pattern;Number of bands used;Recruitment rate, completion rate, adherence