NCT07522710

Clinical Study on Intensive Multi-acupuncture in the Treatment of Neck and Shoulder Myofascial Pain Syndrome

Clinical Study on the Treatment of Neck and Shoulder Pain by Intensive Multi-acupuncture Method Based on the Principle of "Tendons Disease Pain-point Needling".

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 78 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Yongliang Jiang · Other Government
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 69 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In this study, the proposed subjects came from the Traditional Diagnosisand Treatment Center of Zhongshan Hospital of Zhejiang Province.78 patients with neck and shoulder pain who met the criteria were randomly divided into the control group (39 cases) and the experimental group (39 cases) in a ratio of 1:1.The control group used ordinary acupuncture methods,and the experimental group adopted intensive mtlti-acupuncture method for intervention.The treatment was carried out twice a week,with 4 times as a course of treatment,for a total of one couse of treatment. The data of VAS NDI,Cervical Range of Motion Assessment,and Constant-Murley Score of the two grous were recorded at the baseline period,after the 2nd treatment,after the 4th treatment,and 2 weeks after the end of the treatment for follow-up.All data were statistically analyzed using SPSS27.0 software,and relevant differences were compared after treatment. In order to evaluate the effectiveness of intensive multi-acupuncture method in the treatment of neck and shoulder pain,and to promote the development and clinical application of"pain as adupoint" meridian stabbing method.

Conditions

• Neck Pain
• Shoulder and Neck

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture	The needles are inserted into the subject body to treat the disease.
PROCEDURE	Acupuncture	The needles are inserted into the subject body to treat the disease.

Timeline

• Start date: 2026-03-22
• Primary completion: 2027-03-03
• Completion: 2027-04-01
• First posted: 2026-04-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-13