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Sham Device, Pill Placebo or Treatment For Arm Pain

NCT00029497 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2013-03-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study investigates the role of two active interventions and their placebo effects in randomized control trials. The study conducts two parallel trials of treatments for upper extremity pain secondary to repetitive stress disorder, including carpal tunnel syndrome. The active interventions are amitriptyline and acupuncture. The placebo are sham acupuncture device and placebo pill.

Conditions

  • Cumulative Trauma Disorders
  • Repetitive Strain Injury
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

DRUG

Amitriptyline

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • Ted Kaptchuk, OMD · Harvard

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Primary Completion
2004-06-30
Completion
2004-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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