Shi-style Cervical Manipulations for Nonspecific Neck Pain: a Multi-center, Randomized, Controlled Clinical Trial

Summary

Spinal instability diseases have a high prevalence and great harm. The research on how to prevent and treat degenerative spinal instability diseases has become a hot spot in the international academic community, and it is also an important research content in the field of "population and health" in my country. Clinical studies have shown that the "Shi-style manipulations" have outstanding efficacy and high safety in the treatment of degenerative spinal instability diseases. The study intends to carry out a randomized, traction-controlled study in 5 tertiary hospital test centers, with patients with non-specific neck pain as the research object, using "Shi-style manipulations" and traction as intervention methods, and checking indicators and subjective effects through relevant instruments Indicators, quantitative verification of the mechanical parameters and biological effects of the "Shi-style manipulations", scientific evaluation of the efficacy and safety of the "Shi-style manipulations" in non-specific neck pain diseases.

Conditions

• Nonspecific Neck Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Shi-style manipulations

Shi-style cervical manipulation is a spinal manipulation for cervical radiculopathy.It is a kind of traditional chinese massage and can dredge the meridian.Patients are treated every day for 30 minutes.Seven times at one course and totally there are two courses.3 times a week, once the other day（except the weekends）,30 minutes, 2 weeks.

OTHER

Cervical Traction control

6kg to 10kg, 3 times a week, once the other day（except the weekends）,20 minutes, 2 weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Beijing Hospital

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• Shenzhen Pingle Orthopaedic Hospital

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing

  collaborator OTHER

• Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of the Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region

  collaborator OTHER

• Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital of Ganzhou Nankang District

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Yongjun Wan, Doctor of Medicine(M.D.) · Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE

Model

CROSSOVER

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-11-01

Primary Completion

2022-12-30

Completion

2022-12-30