Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture for Back and Neck Pain in an Emergency Room Setting
Lead Sponsor:
Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Conditions:
Back Pain
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the efficacy of an Integrative approach utilizing Acupuncture as an add-on therapy for the treatment back and neck pain in an emergency department setting Acupuncture is we...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult male and females age 18-60 with acute or sub acute/chronic simple back or neck pain
- Agreed to a physical examination and by an orthopedic physician and X-ray
- Diagnosis of simple back pain with levels of 4\<NRS at least
- Agreed and able to fill pain, anxiety and satisfactory questioners
- Agreed and able to sign informed consent
Exclusion
- Fracture, sprain or neurological deficit during physical examination
- Pain scale of NRS\< 4
- Referred or radiating pain
- Active pregnancy
- Active inflammatory arthritis
- History of CVA
- Open wounds
- Acute malignancy with life expectancy of less than 5 years
- Experience with acupuncture treatments
- History of drug addiction
- History of osteoporosis
- Declined or unable to sign informed consent
- Soldiers in active military service
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
65 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00859365
Start Date
January 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
January 31 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Asaf Harofeh Medical Center
Beer-Yaacob, Zerifin, Israel, Israel, 70300