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Sinew Acupuncture for Neck Pain: Randomized Controlled Trial

NCT02834702 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 130

Last updated 2017-11-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The study aims to examine the efficacy and safety of sinew acupuncture for chronic mechanical neck pain (CMNP).

Conditions

  • Neck Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Sinew acupuncture

The subject is asked to be on sitting posture. The skin around the needling points is disinfected with a 75% alcohol swap. A tube-guided, sterilized, disposal needle is then inserted (at a small angle to the skin) into the acupoint at 0.5-1 cun (depending on point location and body size of the subject). No needle sensation (deqi sensation) is required. A piece of surgical adhesive tape will be applied to the needle immediately after insertion.

DEVICE

Sham acupuncture

The procedure in the sham acupuncture group will be as similar to that of the acupuncture group as possible. In the sham acupuncture group, however, a mock plastic needle guiding tube is tapped on the surface of each acupoint (Ashi point and traditional acupoints) to produce some discernible sensation. A piece of adhesive tape is immediately applied to fix the needle on the dermal surface tapped, without needle insertion. In addition, a plastic tube-guided needle is superficially inserted at the sham point at less than 5mm in depth.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Haiyong Chen, PhD · The University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-09-01
Primary Completion
2019-12-31
Completion
2020-06-30

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