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Quantitative Analysis of Different Acupuncture Needle Manipulation to Treat Chronic Shoulder Pain

NCT03197207 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 60

Last updated 2017-06-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The plan " Quantitative analysis of different acupuncture needle manipulation to treat chronic shoulder pain "includes an objective observation of acupuncture operation (movement in the form of acupuncture needles, intensity, etc.) and the body (acupoints) reactions. Patients during 20-55 years old suffered shoulder pain more than six weeks with numerical rating scale (NRS) pain intensity more than 5 points, and the previous month were not taking medicine or Western medicine were included. Then use of distal acupoints GB34 and GB39, giving once acupuncture manipulation therapy.

Conditions

  • Shoulder Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

"Dragon and Tiger warring" in lifting and thrusting

"Tight press" slow insert in each acupoint through the superficial,intermediate, deep layer, then "tight lifting" slow withdraw needle through the deep, intermediate, superficial layer . Two acupoints (GB34, GB39) are manipulation in the process three times each during one minute, then let patients lift shoulder up and down for three times, then draw out the needle 20 minutes later.

PROCEDURE

"Dragon and Tiger warring" in twisting-rotating

When needle insert in each acupoint through the superficial,intermediate, deep layer, within each layer twisting thumb forward nine times, then twisting backward six times. Two acupoints (GB34, GB39) are manipulation in the process during one minute, then let patients lift shoulder up and down for three times, then draw out the needle 20 minutes later.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Horng-Sheng Shiue, Dr. · Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-06-03
Primary Completion
2016-08-25
Completion
2016-12-30

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