Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Doin (Conduction Exercise) for Chronic Neck Pai
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0002295
- Lead Sponsor
- Jaseng Medical Foundation
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 30
1) Onset of at least 6 months previous for neck area pain
2) Current neck area pain of Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) 5 or higher
3) Patients who have agreed to voluntarily participate in the clinical trial and given written informed consent
1) Pathologies of non-spinal or soft tissue origin or high severity which may cause neck or radiating arm pain (e.g. malignant tumor, spinal infection, inflammatory spondylitis, fibromyalgia, rheumatic arthritis, gout)
2) Progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms (e.g. cauda equina syndrome, progressive muscle weakness)
3) Other chronic diseases which may interfere with treatment effect or interpretation of results (e.g. cardiovascular disorder, renal disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy)
4) Current intake of steroids, immunosuppressant medicine, psychiatric medicine or other medication which may interfere with treatment results
5) Patients considered unsuitable or unsafe to receive acupuncture (e.g. patients with hemorrhagic diseases, blood clotting disorders, history of anti-coagulation medicine intake, severe diabetes with high risk of infection, severe cardiovascular diseases)
6) Patients who were treated with invasive interventions such as acupuncture or injections, or with medicine that may potentially influence pain such as NSAIDs (nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs) within the past week
7) History of cervical surgery within the past 3 months
8) Pregnancy or plans of pregnancy
9) Severe psychopathy
10) Participation in other clinical studies
11) Inability to give written informed consent
12) Other reasons rendering trial participation inappropriate as judged by the researchers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method orthwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire (NPQ);Numeric rating scale (NRS) of neck and arm pain;Visual analogue scale (VAS) of neck and arm pain;Neck Disability Index (NDI);EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D);Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC);Short Form Health Survey 12 (SF-12);Cost per QALY (quality-adjusted life year);Cost per NRS (numeric rating scale);Drug Consumption;Adverse events