Study of Zonal and Balance Acupuncture Pain Relief Effect
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 20
- 主要终点
- Change of the Pain level on the VAS scale
研究概览
简要总结
The aim of the study is to investigate how effective is zonal acupuncture method compared to balance method to obtain a short coming pain relief effect, which takes place several minutes after needle insertion.
详细描述
Main purpose of the study is to estimate the efficiency of the zonal acupuncture method compared to control group and the balance acupuncture method.
This study includes random completion of 3 groups of participants : zonal acupuncture, control group, balance acupuncture approximately 20 participants each.
The zonal acupuncture group will receive a treatment according to a zonal method and a pain level will be estimated by the investigator according to a visual analog pain scale (VAS) before and 10 minutes and 15 minutes after the beginning of the treatment and the change of the pain level will be recorded. If possible the pain level will be measured again approximately 24 hours after the treatment and the change of the pain level will be again recorded.
The control group will provide only the estimation of the the pain level according to a visual analog pain scale (VAS) but receive no acupuncture treatment. Then if possible the pain level will be measured again approximately 24 hours after the first measurement and the change of the pain level will be recorded for a control group too.
The balance acupuncture group will receive a treatment according to a balance method, and a pain level will be estimated according to a visual analog pain scale (VAS) before and 10 minutes and 15 minutes after the beginning of the treatment and the change of the pain level will be recorded. If possible the pain level will be measured again approximately 24 hours after the treatment and the change of the pain level will be again recorded.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Crossover
- 主要目的
- Treatment
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •post traumatic pain syndrome
- •vertebrogenic pain syndrome
排除标准
- •oncological diseases
- •narcotic dependency
- •psychiatric disorders
结局指标
主要结局
Change of the Pain level on the VAS scale
时间窗: 10 minutes, 15 minutes, 24 hours.
Pain level is measured according to VAS scale before and 10 minutes and 15 minutes after the beginning of the treatment and the change of the pail level is recorded. If possible the pain level will be measured again approximately 24 hours after the treatment and the change of the pain level will be again recorded.
次要结局
未报告次要终点
研究者
Golovchanskyi Oleksandr
M.D., Ph.D., Lecturer
Bogomolets National Medical University