Status:
UNKNOWN
Electroacupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Hong Kong Baptist University
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Objective: The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the long-term efficacy of electroacupuncture for chronic neck pain. The secondary objective is to document any possible side effects of ac...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult male or female subjects age above 18 with mechanical neck pain for over three months.
Exclusion
- Patients who have received acupuncture treatment for any purpose in the last 6 months.
- Patients who will be unlikely to attend all treatment sessions.
- Patients with systemic diseases, such as diabetes or cardiovascular disorder.
- Patients with a history of traumatic injury of the neck or upper back from T1-T6, precious fracture or surgery to the neck, neurological deficits (e.g., muscle weakness or changes in spinal reflex jerks), a history of malignancy, congenital abnormality of the spine, or systemic bone and joint disorders (e.g., RA).
- Patients who are seeking compensation for neck-related condition.
- Patients who have needle phobia.
- Pregnant and breast feeding women.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
February 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
200 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00826215
Start Date
March 1 2007
End Date
February 1 2009
Last Update
January 22 2009
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