Is acupuncture really effective on neck/shoulder stiffness (chronic neck pain) ? A randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial.
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal discomfort
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 160
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
1. Cervical spondylosis 2. Cervical disc herniation 3. Cervico-omo-brachial syndrome 4. Thoracic outlet syndrome 5. Liver, gallbladder or heart disease 6. High blood pressure 7. Cerebral vascular disease 8. Neurological disease 9. Under any pharmacological treatment 10. Patients who will receive any cure for neck/shoulder stiffness or acupuncture treatment within 24 hours after treatment in this study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Improvement of neck/shoulder stiffness immediately and 24 hours after the treatment
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Practitioners' and patients' guesses at the needle authenticity and their confidence on their guesses