NCT01923493

Tuina for Patients With Chronic Neck Pain

Chronic Neck Pain: a Randomized Controlled Trial in Patients With Chronic Neck Pain Comparing Tuina vs. no Intervention Waiting List

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 92 (actual)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The aim is to evaluate whether tuina is more effective and cost-effective than no intervention waiting list to reduce neck pain measured on a visual analogue scale in patients suffering from chronic neck pain.

Detailed description

Objective: To evaluate whether tuina is more effective and cost-effective than no intervention waiting list to reduce neck pain measured on a visual analogue scale in patients suffering from chronic neck pain. Study Design: Open single-centre randomized two-armed controlled trial. Setting: The study will be performed at a University out-patient clinic specialized in Integrative Medicine, with experience in the treatment of chronic pain. Participants: 88 outpatients with chronic neck pain, who will be randomly allocated to two groups (tuina, or no intervention (control)). Intervention: Patients receive either six tuina treatments within 3 weeks or no additional intervention. Main outcome measure: The primary outcome is the mean neck pain intensity over the last seven days on a visual analogue scale (Huskisson, 1974) (VAS, 0-100 mm, 0 = no pain, 100= worst imaginable pain) after four weeks.

Conditions

• Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	tuina	Patients in the tuina group will receive a tuina therapy (also known as Chinese massage). A Chinese massage lasts about 20 to 30 minutes. A series of 6 sessions with 2 treatments per week is applied.
OTHER	no intervention	Patients in the no intervention waiting list group will not receive a study intervention. They will continue their respective pre-study therapy during the study period.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-08-01
• Primary completion: 2014-04-01
• Completion: 2014-06-01
• First posted: 2013-08-15
• Last updated: 2015-02-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany