The Effect of East-West Collaborative Medicine on Chronic Cervical Pain
NCT ID: NCT01205958
Last Updated: 2010-09-21
Study Results
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
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45 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2009-12-31
2011-02-28
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Participants: 45 participants with chronic cervical pain are recruited and randomly assigned to three groups.
Intervention: Over an three-week period, one group(n=15) gets western medicine treatment(drug medication); another group(n=15) gets oriental medicine treatment(individualized needling 2-3 times a week); the other group(n=15) gets western medicine plus oriental medicine treatment for 3 weeks
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
SINGLE
Study Groups
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medication(Zaltoprofen)
acupuncture
Over an three-week period, one group(n=15) gets western medicine treatment(drug medication); another group(n=15) gets oriental medicine treatment(individualized needling 2-3 times a week); the other group(n=15) gets western medicine plus oriental medicine treatment for 3 weeks
Acupuncture
acupuncture
Over an three-week period, one group(n=15) gets western medicine treatment(drug medication); another group(n=15) gets oriental medicine treatment(individualized needling 2-3 times a week); the other group(n=15) gets western medicine plus oriental medicine treatment for 3 weeks
Zalprofen plus Acupuncture
acupuncture
Over an three-week period, one group(n=15) gets western medicine treatment(drug medication); another group(n=15) gets oriental medicine treatment(individualized needling 2-3 times a week); the other group(n=15) gets western medicine plus oriental medicine treatment for 3 weeks
Interventions
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acupuncture
Over an three-week period, one group(n=15) gets western medicine treatment(drug medication); another group(n=15) gets oriental medicine treatment(individualized needling 2-3 times a week); the other group(n=15) gets western medicine plus oriental medicine treatment for 3 weeks
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
Exclusion Criteria
* Spinal infection
* ankylosing spondylosis
* myelopathy
* moderate hypertension or more
* serious mental disease
* other skeletomuscular disease
* history of operation or acupuncture treatment about spinal disease
25 Years
55 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Kyunghee University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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College of Oriental Medicine, Kyung Hee University
Principal Investigators
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Jun-Hwan Lee, OMD, PhD
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Department of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine/College of Oriental Medicine/Kyung Hee University
Locations
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Kyunghee University East West Neo Medical Center
Seoul, , South Korea
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Cho JH, Nam DH, Kim KT, Lee JH. Acupuncture with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) versus acupuncture or NSAIDs alone for the treatment of chronic neck pain: an assessor-blinded randomised controlled pilot study. Acupunct Med. 2014 Feb;32(1):17-23. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410. Epub 2013 Oct 30.
Other Identifiers
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KHU 20091458
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id