Acupuncture Therapy in Patients With Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Summary

Shoulder pain is highly prevalent within general population, and shoulder impingement syndrome (SIS) is a common cause of shoulder pain. A small number of clinical and methodologically diverse trials have been published recently which show little evidence to support or refute the use of acupuncture for shoulder pain. Some researchers concluded, there is a need for further well-designed clinical trials. Our aim in this study is to investigate the effect of acupuncture treatment on pain, range of motion, functionality and quality of life in patients diagnosed with Subacromial Impingement Syndrome as a result of clinical and radiological tests.

Conditions

• Acupuncture
• Subacromial Impingement Syndrome

Interventions

OTHER

Acupuncture

The patients will be recieved two days a week for 8 sessions with sterile 25\*40 mm needles.Selected points are as local points, 2 painful points (ahshi point) in the shoulder region, Large intestine 4, 15, Gallbladder 21, Triple warmer 5, 14 Small intestine 9; as distant points Gallbladder 34 and Stomach 38. Patients will recieve also exercise treatment for 8 weeks and coldpack for 4 weeks

OTHER

Placebo acupuncture

The patients will be recieved two days a week for 8 sessions with placebo needle. Selected points are Large intestine 15 Triple warmer 14 gallbladder 21 and small intestine 9. We will use the placebo needle (blunt needle, tip obtuse, when acupuncture the feeling is similar to acupuncture needles into the skin, but it retracts instead of piercing the skin) to conduct acupuncture treatment. The retention time will be the same as those in the acupuncture group. The specialist will give the subjects verbal cues before and during the acupuncture manipulation, which further reduces the subjects' doubts about the authenticity of acupuncture in the this group. To ensure the implementation of the blinding method, all patients will be treated independently and avoid contacting with each other. Patients will recieve also exercise treatment for 8 weeks and coldpack for 4 weeks

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Fatih Sultan Mehmet Training and Research Hospital

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Duygu Silte Karamanlioglu · Fatih Sultan Mehmet Traning and Research Hospital

• Meryem Yilmaz Kaysin · Fatih Sultan Mehmet Traning and Research Hospital

• Feyza Akan Begoglu · Fatih Sultan Mehmet Traning and Research Hospital

• Pinar Akpinar · Fatih Sultan Mehmet Traning and Research Hospital

• Feyza Unlu Ozkan · Fatih Sultan Mehmet Traning and Research Hospital

• Ilknur Aktas · Fatih Sultan Mehmet Traning and Research Hospital

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

20 Years

Max Age

65 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2023-09-12

Primary Completion

2023-11-20

Completion

2024-01-20