Evaluation of the Effect of Acupuncture on Objective Outcomes in Patients With Chronic Neck Discomfort
CompletedNot applicableNCT07681349
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.
Brief summary (from the registry)
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether acupuncture can improve neck pain and shoulder movement in people with chronic neck pain. Researchers will compare acupuncture with sham acupuncture (a procedure designed to resemble acupuncture without therapeutic effects) to determine whether acupuncture provides specific benefits. Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either acupuncture or sham acupuncture. They will attend 1 treatment session and undergo assessments of neck and shoulder movement, muscle activity, pain intensity, and neck-related disability before and after treatment. Researchers will also monitor any adverse events associated with treatment.
Study details
- Official title
- Evaluation of the Effect of Acupuncture on 3 Dimensional Scapular Kinematics and Electromyographic Activity in Patients With Chronic Neck Discomfort
- Conditions
- Neck Pain Chronic
- Interventions
- Other: Acupuncture
- Other: Sham Acupuncture
- Sponsor
- Hualien Tzu Chi General Hospital
- Start date
- 2020-08-21
- Primary completion
- 2020-12-31
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 Years to 65 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Taiwan
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * age between 18 and 65 years; * presence of neck discomfort for at least 3 months; and * baseline neck disability index(NDI) score between 5 and 24, indicating mild to moderate disability, and baseline Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score between 1 and 6 for pain intensity. Exclusion Criteria: * scored \>24 on the NDI, indicating severe disability; * had a history of neck, shoulder, or upper limb surgery or major trauma; * had restricted shoulder joint ROM, joint instability, or shoulder pain during movement; * had taken analgesics, muscle relaxants, anti-inflammatory agents, or traditional Chinese or Western medicine 3 days prior to study initiation; * had received acupuncture, massage, cupping, or other manual therapies within 1 week prior to the intervention; and/or * were pregnant.
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT07681349