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UNKNOWN
A Post-marketing Evaluation of a Compound Traditional Chinese Herbal Medicine, Qishe Pill, on Cervical Radiculopathy
Lead Sponsor:
Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Collaborating Sponsors:
Huadong Hospital
Shanghai East Hospital
Conditions:
Cervical Radiculopathy
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Neck pain is a common symptom in most patients suffering from cervical radiculopathy. However, some conservative treatments are limited by their modest effectiveness. On the other hand, surgical inter...
Detailed Description
Cervical radiculopathy is a distinct consideration in the evaluation of any patients who have neck pain and may be defined simply as an abnormality of a nerve root which originates in the cervical spi...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- clinical diagnosis of chronic neck pain since at least 3 months and complaints for a maximum duration of 5 years.
- average pain intensity of the last 7 days more or equal to 25 points measured by a Neck Disability Index.
- intellectual and physical ability to participate in the study. informed consent.
- One positive result of Brachial Plexus Traction Test, Cervical compression test or Cervical distraction test
Exclusion
- cervical pain related to malignancy
- cervical pain due to an accident
- inflammatory joint disorders
- previous spine surgery
- protrusion/prolapse of a spinal disk, spondylolisthesis, with radicular symptomatology
- actually doing or planning to do other regular physical exercise during the study with possible positive effects on neck pain - such as swimming, yoga, pilates, tai chi, etc.
- use of pain drugs for other diseases (\> 1x/week)
- pregnancy
- severe chronic or acute disease interfering with therapy attendance
- alcohol or substance abuse
- participation in another clinical trial in the last 6 months before study entry
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
November 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
2400 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01875562
Start Date
May 1 2012
End Date
November 1 2013
Last Update
June 12 2013
Active Locations (1)
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Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of TCM
Shanghai, Shanghai Municipality, China, 200032