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Acupuncture Treatment of Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

NCT02449668 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 72

Last updated 2015-05-20

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Summary

The main objective of the current study was to assess the analgesic effect achieved to short- and medium-term by the use of acupuncture on individuals with impingement syndrome of the shoulder, in comparison to the use of acupuncture at sham points. Furthermore, secondary objectives were also sought, such as the short- to medium-term functional recovery of the affected joint, knowing the possible influence that this has over the recovery of the laterality of the subject, as well as the development of a protocol to select points to treat pain affecting the shoulder area.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture techniques with a plastic insertion tube was used to introduce every needle. The needles were perpendicularly inserted to a depth of 2-3 cm. The needles were applied to the area of the injured shoulder while the patient was lying in a lateral decubitus position on the stretcher. The skin was prepared with clorhexidine and the needles were sterile. They measured 40 mm long and 0.25 mm in diameter. The sessions lasted 20 minutes and the Qi sensation was sought by consistent manipulations, with rotation of the needles in both senses and scratching of the handle.

DEVICE

Sham Acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rueda, Juan Carlos, M.D., Ph.D.

    lead INDIV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-02-28
Completion
2014-11-30

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