Status:
RECRUITING
PCT of Pharmacopuncture for Chronic Neck Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Jaseng Medical Foundation
Conditions:
Neck Pain
Chronic Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
19-70 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
A pragmatic clinical study to compare the effectiveness of pharmacopuncture and acupuncture treatment strategies in patients with chronic neck pain
Detailed Description
This study aims to confirm the comparative effectiveness of pharmacopuncture by conducting a pragmatic randomized controlled clinical trial with 128 patients suffering from chronic neck pain. The tria...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients with neck pain persisting for more than 3 months
- Patients with a Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) score of 5 or higher for neck pain
- Patients aged between 19 and 70 years
- Patients who agree to participate in the clinical study and provide a written informed consent form
Exclusion
- Patients diagnosed with serious specific diseases that could be the cause of neck pain (e.g., spinal metastasis of tumors, acute fractures, and spinal dislocations)
- Patients exhibiting progressive neurological deficits or severe neurological symptoms
- Patients whose pain originates from soft tissue disorders rather than the spine (e.g., tumors, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
- Patients with other chronic diseases that could interfere with the interpretation of treatment effects or outcomes (e.g., stroke, myocardial infarction, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy)
- Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, psychiatric medications, or other drugs that could affect the study results
- Patients for whom pharmacopuncture treatment is inappropriate or unsafe: those with bleeding disorders, those undergoing anticoagulant therapy, and severe diabetic patients with infection risks
- Patients who have taken medications that could affect pain (e.g., Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs, NSAIDs) or received pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, or physical therapy within the past week
- Pregnant women, those planning to become pregnant, or those currently breastfeeding
- Patients who have undergone cervical spine surgery within the past 3 months
- Patients who have not completed participation in another clinical study within the past month or plan to participate in another clinical study during the study participation and follow-up period within 6 months from the date of selection
- Patients who find it difficult to provide informed consent for participation
- Other cases where the researcher deems participation in the clinical study to be difficult
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 11 2024
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
December 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
128 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06520462
Start Date
September 11 2024
End Date
December 31 2025
Last Update
March 14 2025
Active Locations (6)
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1
Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital
Seoul, Dongdaemun-gu, South Korea, 130-701
2
Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong
Seoul, Gangdong-gu, South Korea, 05278
3
Dongguk University Bundang Oriental Hospital
Seongnam, GGyeonggi-do, South Korea, 13601
4
Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, 14598