Effects of Gua Sha and Thermotherapy on Chronic Neck Pain

NCT ID: NCT01233180

Last Updated: 2011-02-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-09-30

Study Completion Date

2011-02-28

Brief Summary

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Gua Sha massage is a traditional chinese medical treatment. It is mostly used in the treatment of the common cold and pain syndromes. Gua Sha involves pressuring the skin by a round-edged instrument until small petechiae appear. This so called "sha", considered as the removal of blood stasis by traditional practitioners, will fade within a few days. Normally, this treatment is not considered as painful, but as relaxing and easing tense muscles.

In this study, the investigators will investigate the effectivity of Gua Sha massage in treating chronic neck pain. The investigators will research effects on subjective pain intensity, neck pain specific disability and haptic perception.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Neck Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Gua Sha

Single Gua Sha treatment of the neck and shoulder region.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Gua Sha

Intervention Type OTHER

Single Gua Sha treatment of the neck and shoulder region

Thermotherapy

Single use of a mud heat pad on the neck and shoulder region.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Thermotherapy

Intervention Type DEVICE

Single use of a mud heat pad on the neck and shoulder region

Interventions

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Gua Sha

Single Gua Sha treatment of the neck and shoulder region

Intervention Type OTHER

Thermotherapy

Single use of a mud heat pad on the neck and shoulder region

Intervention Type DEVICE

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Chronic mechanical neck pain, at least 40 mm on a 100mm visual analog scale.
* Pain for at least 3 months.

Exclusion Criteria

* radicular symptoms
* congenital spine deformity
* pregnancy
* rheumatic diseases
* oncologic diseases
* other severe psychiatric or somatic comorbidity
* recent invasive or surgical treatment of the spine
* participation in other studies
* skin diseases in the area to be treated
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

75 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Universität Duisburg-Essen

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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University of Duisburg-Essen, Chair of Complementary and Integrative Medicine

Locations

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Kliniken Essen-Mitte, Knappschafts-Krankenhaus, Department for Internal and Integrative Medicine

Essen, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

Other Identifiers

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10-4434

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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