NCT00859365

Acupuncture for Back and Neck Pain in an Emergency Room Setting

Efficacy of an Integrative Approach Utilizing Acupuncture as an add-on Therapy for the Treatment of Back and Neck Pain in an Emergency Department Setting - A Comparative Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1 / Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to examine the efficacy of an Integrative approach utilizing Acupuncture as an add-on therapy for the treatment back and neck pain in an emergency department setting 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.

Conditions

• Back Pain
• Neck Pain
• Anxiety
• Range of Motion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Real Acupuncture	Real acupuncture treatment in real acupuncture points
PROCEDURE	Placebo Acupuncture	empty plastic acupuncture guide-tube located on the patients back in a non visable area and connected to a visible electric stimulator
PROCEDURE	No intervention	Patients lay down for a period of 35 minutes without any treatment o intervention

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-01-01
• Primary completion: 2011-09-01
• Completion: 2011-09-01
• First posted: 2009-03-11
• Last updated: 2012-01-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Israel