NCT03009071

Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Doin (Conduction Exercise) for Chronic Neck Pain

The Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Doin (Conduction Exercise) for Chronic Neck Pain: a Pilot Multicenter Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 30 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A pilot multicenter randomized controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate the clinical effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and safety of Doin (conduction exercise) with acupuncture for chronic neck pain patients compared to acupuncture alone.

Detailed description

A pilot multicenter randomized controlled, parallel, assessor-blinded trial will be conducted to evaluate the comparative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Doin (conduction exercise) with acupuncture for chronic neck pain patients with acupuncture alone as assessed by pain and functional disability scales, monitor its safety, and assess the feasibility of and serve as the basis for a full-scale, multicenter trial.

Conditions

• Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Doin (conduction exercise)	Doin (conduction exercise) will be combined with acupuncture as active and passive movement to the aim of effective treatment of pain and functional disability. Doin (conduction exercise) sessions will be conducted 2 times a week for 5 weeks.
DEVICE	Acupuncture	Acupuncture will be performed with manual stimulation (needle twirling) to evoke de-qi sensation. Acupuncture sessions will be conducted 2 times a week for 5 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-02-27
• Primary completion: 2017-08-23
• Completion: 2018-08-22
• First posted: 2017-01-04
• Last updated: 2018-11-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea