NCT01526031

Bee Venom Acupuncture for the Treatment of Frozen Shoulder

Randomized Controlled Double Blind Study of Bee Venom Therapy on Adhesive Capsulitis of the Shoulder

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 68 (actual)
• Sponsor: Kyunghee University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of combined bee venom acupuncture (BVA) and physiotherapy (PT) on frozen shoulder, and whether if the effect of BVA is dose effective.

Conditions

• Frozen Shoulder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	1:10,000 bee venom (BV) acupuncture	after skin test for hypersensitivity to bee venom (0.05ml of 1:30,000 bee venom, SC at LI11) * 1st visit : SC 0.4ml of 1:10,000 BV at 4 points (0.1ml for each points) * 2nd visit : SC 0.6ml of 1:10,000 BV at 6 points (0.1ml for each points) * 3rd visit : SC 0.8ml of 1:10,000 BV at 8 points (0.1ml for each points) * 4th to 16th visit : SC 1.0ml of 1:10,000 BV at 10 points (0.1ml for each points)
PROCEDURE	1:30,000 bee venom (BV) acupuncture	after skin test for hypersensitivity to bee venom (0.05ml of 1:30,000 bee venom, SC at LI11) * 1st visit : SC 0.4ml of 1:30,000 BV at 4 points (0.1ml for each points) * 2nd visit : SC 0.6ml of 1:30,000 BV at 6 points (0.1ml for each points) * 3rd visit : SC 0.8ml of 1:30,000 BV at 8 points (0.1ml for each points) * 4th to 16th visit : SC 1.0ml of 1:30,000 BV at 10 points (0.1ml for each points)
PROCEDURE	normal saline injection	after skin test for hypersensitivity to bee venom (0.05ml of 1:30,000 bee venom, SC at LI11) * 1st visit : SC 0.4ml of normal saline at 4 points (0.1ml for each points) * 2nd visit : SC 0.6ml of normal saline at 6 points (0.1ml for each points) * 3rd visit : SC 0.8ml of normal saline at 8 points (0.1ml for each points) * 4th to 16th visit : SC 1.0ml of normal saline at 10 points (0.1ml for each points)
PROCEDURE	physiotherapy	Physiotherapy treatment will be provided at each visit after bee venom or saline injection. * transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) for 15 minutes * transcutaneous infrared thermotherapy (TDP) for 15 minutes * manual physical therapy for 15 minutes * simple home exercise program

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-01-01
• Primary completion: 2010-07-01
• Completion: 2010-07-01
• First posted: 2012-02-03
• Last updated: 2012-02-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea