Acupuncture for Back and Neck Pain in an Emergency Room Setting
NCT ID: NCT00859365
Last Updated: 2012-01-31
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Basic Information
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COMPLETED
PHASE1/PHASE2
65 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-01-31
2011-09-30
Brief Summary
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Acupuncture is well established as an effective treatment for back pain. The investigators cumulative experience in Asaf Harofeh Medical Center has shown Acupuncture to be an Effective therapy for simple back and neck pain in an ER setting.
This study will examine weather Acupuncture can decrease pain, increase range of motion and decrease anxiety in patients admitted to the Emergency Room with simple back and neck pain without neurological findings. Acupuncture will be performed as an add on therapy on top of analgesic therapy.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Acupuncture
Real Acupuncture
Real Acupuncture
Real acupuncture treatment in real acupuncture points
2 Placebo acupuncture
Placebo Acupuncture
empty plastic acupuncture guide-tube located on the patients back in a non visable area and connected to a visible electric stimulator
3 No treatment
No treatment performed
No intervention
Patients lay down for a period of 35 minutes without any treatment o intervention
Interventions
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Real Acupuncture
Real acupuncture treatment in real acupuncture points
Placebo Acupuncture
empty plastic acupuncture guide-tube located on the patients back in a non visable area and connected to a visible electric stimulator
No intervention
Patients lay down for a period of 35 minutes without any treatment o intervention
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* 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 Criteria
* 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
18 Years
60 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
OTHER_GOV
Responsible Party
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Assaf Harofeh MC
Head of Emergency Department
Principal Investigators
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Shmuel Bar-Haim, MD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Asaf Harofeh Medical Center, Zerifin, Israel
Amos Ziv, M.Sc
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Asaf Harofeh Medical Center
Locations
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Asaf Harofeh Medical Center
Beer-Yaacob, Zerifin, Israel, Israel
Countries
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Other Identifiers
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127/08
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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