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NCT Number: NCT04035018

Effectiveness of Pharmacopuncture for Chronic Neck Pain

In this study, the investigators will evaluate the efficacy and safety of pharmacopuncture therapy for chronic neck pain compared to physical therapy.

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Key information

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Age range

19 year–70 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine, Seoul, Gangnam-Gu, South Korea

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About this study

This study is prgmatic RCT of pharmacopuncture therapy for chronic neck pain compared to physical therapy.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Neck pain more than 6 months
  • VAS of neck pain more than 5
  • Age between 17 and 70 years old
  • Participants who wrote informed consent

Exclusion criteria

  • Migration of cancer reaching to spine, fracture of spine
  • Progressive neurologic deficits or severe neurologic deficits
  • Cancer, fibromyalgia, RA, or goat
  • Stroke, MI, kidney disease, dimentia, diabetic neuropathy, or epilepsy
  • Participants taking steroid, immunosuppressant, or psychotropic medication
  • Hemorrhagic disease, severe diabetes or taking anticoagulant drug
  • Participants who took NSAIDs or pharmacopuncture within 1 week
  • Pregnant or lactating women
  • Participants who had undergone cervical surgery within 3 months
  • Participants who had participated in other clinical trial within 1 month, or have plan for participation in other trial during follow up period of this trial
  • Participants who can not write informed consent
  • Participants who is difficult to participate in the trial according to investigator's decision

Treatment and study plan

pharmacopuncture therapy

Procedure

The participants in the treatment group will be receive one or more pharmacopuncture therapy according to the physician's decision.

physical therapy

Procedure

The participants in the control group will be receive one or more physical therapy according to the physician's decision.

Primary outcomes

  1. Visual analogue scale of neck pain

    Time frame: week 6

    Minimum 0, Maximum 100. Higher values represent a worse outcome

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Jaseng Medical Foundation

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Registry information

Official study title

A Study on the Effectiveness of Pharmacopuncture for Chronic Neck Pain: A Protocol for a Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Jul 29, 2019
Registry last updated
Jul 9, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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