NCT06520462

PCT of Pharmacopuncture for Chronic Neck Pain

Clinical Research of Comparative Effectiveness of Pharmacopuncture Therapy and Acupuncture Therapy for Chronic Neck Pain: A Pragmatic Randomized Strategy Comparative Clinical Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 128 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A pragmatic clinical study to compare the effectiveness of pharmacopuncture and acupuncture treatment strategies in patients with chronic neck pain

Detailed description

This study aims to confirm the comparative effectiveness of pharmacopuncture by conducting a pragmatic randomized controlled clinical trial with 128 patients suffering from chronic neck pain. The trial will compare patients treated with a pharmacopuncture-based strategy (64 patients) to those treated with an acupuncture-based strategy (64 patients). As this is a pragmatic clinical trial, participants will be randomly assigned to either the pharmacopuncture or acupuncture groups. However, the specific methods of pharmacopuncture and acupuncture to be used will not be predetermined. Instead, they will be determined based on the clinical judgment of the traditional Korean medicine doctor according to the patient's condition. All methods used will be recorded in the CRF (Case Report Form).

Conditions

• Neck Pain
• Chronic Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Pharmacopuncture	The physicians will decide the specific methods of pharmacopuncture based on the clinical judgment according to each participant's conditions. All applied treatment methods are documented in the case report forms.
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture	The physicians will decide the specific methods of acupuncture based on the clinical judgment according to each participant's conditions. All applied treatment methods are documented in the case report forms.

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-09-11
• Primary completion: 2025-04-04
• Completion: 2025-11-10
• First posted: 2024-07-25
• Last updated: 2026-02-11

Locations

6 sites across 1 country: South Korea