Concomitant or sole treatment of Chuna manual therapy and pharmacopuncture on Neck & Back pain in patients with Traffic Injuries : A preliminary, prospective, observational registry study

Not Applicable

Completed

Conditions: Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue

Registration Number: KCT0002712

Lead Sponsor: Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 120

Inclusion Criteria

1. Neck pain or Low back pain patients with traffic injuries which applied to Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) grade I, II
2. Patients with average Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) =5
3. Patients who need to be treated with Chuna manual therapy or pharmacopuncture treatment or concomitant treatment of both depending on practitioner's decision
4. Patients aged 19 years or older and 70 years or younger
5. Patients who can communicate normally
6. Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

1. Low back pain or 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.
3. Patients who had undergone cervical, lumbar spine surgery previously.
4. Patients with congenital spinal disorder
5. Patients who have participated in other clinical studies within the past month.
6. Patients who can not communicate normally due to dementia or mild cognitive impairment.
7. Pregnant woman
8. Patients who can not perform clinical research normally according to judgment of researcher

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational Study

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
umeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Disability Index [Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) /Neck Disability Index (NDI)];EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) ;Satisfaction (9-point Likert scale);Adverse events