East-West Collaboration Treatment Using Bee Venom Acupuncture and NSAIDs for Chronic Cervicalgia

NCT01922466 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2015-11-24

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of east-west collaborative treatment using bee venom acupuncture and NSAIDs on pain intensity, functional status and quality of life of patients with chronic cervicalgia

Conditions

  • Chronic Non-specific, Uncomplicated Neck Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bee Venom Acupuncture

Bee Venom 1:20,000 under BVA Increment Protocol \- Increment Protocol as * 1st week - SC 0.2cc/day, 2 days/week * 2nd week - SC 0.4cc/day, 2 days/week * 3nd week - SC 0.8cc/day, 2 days/week

DRUG

Loxoprofen

60 mg/Tab, pers os 1Tab tid, for 3 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

    collaborator OTHER
  • Kyunghee University

    collaborator OTHER
  • Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

    collaborator OTHER_GOV
  • Kyunghee University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Byung-Kwan Seo, PhD., KMD · Kyunghee University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-07-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-07-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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