Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT03558178
The 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 Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 124 (actual)
- Sponsor
- Jaseng Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 19 Years – 70 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
Summary
A multi-center randomized controlled trial assessing the comparative effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Doin (conduction exercise) with acupuncture for chronic neck pain
Detailed description
A multi-center randomized controlled, parallel, assessor-blinded full-scale trial will be conducted based on the results of the pilot study to evaluate the comparative clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Doin (conduction exercise) with acupuncture for chronic neck pain patients compared to acupuncture alone as assessed using pain, functional disability, health-related quality of life, economic evaluation, and safety measures.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| PROCEDURE | Doin with acupuncture | Doin (conduction exercise) will be performed with the needles in situ by increasing the cervical range of motion (rotation) with physician guidance and isometric resistance exercise as indicated. Doin sessions will be conducted 2 times a week for 5 weeks (total 10 sessions). |
| 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 (total 10 sessions). |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2018-07-06
- Primary completion
- 2019-01-08
- Completion
- 2019-12-05
- First posted
- 2018-06-15
- Last updated
- 2020-01-13
Locations
5 sites across 1 country: South Korea
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03558178. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.