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The purpose of this study is to assess the effect of East-West collaborative medicine on chronic cervical pain.
Design: This is a randomized, controlled study.
Participants: 45 participants with chronic cervical pain are recruited and randomly assigned to three groups.
Intervention: Over an three-week period, one group(n=15) gets western medicine treatment(drug medication); another group(n=15) gets oriental medicine treatment(individualized needling 2-3 times a week); the other group(n=15) gets western medicine plus oriental medicine treatment for 3 weeks
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| medication(Zaltoprofen) | Active Comparator |
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| Acupuncture | Active Comparator |
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| Zalprofen plus Acupuncture | Active Comparator |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| acupuncture | Procedure | Over an three-week period, one group(n=15) gets western medicine treatment(drug medication); another group(n=15) gets oriental medicine treatment(individualized needling 2-3 times a week); the other group(n=15) gets western medicine plus oriental medicine treatment for 3 weeks |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Pain Scores on the Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) | 7 week |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Neck disability index | Neck disability index : questionnaire for measuring how much neck pain affects ability of daily activities | 7 week |
| Beck depression inventory | Beck depression inventory : for assessing depression |
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Inclusion Criteria:
- presence of Chronic neck pain
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yu-Jeong Cho, OMD | Contact | +82-2-440-7575 | jamyunghwa@hotmail.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Jun-Hwan Lee, OMD, PhD | Department of Oriental Rehabilitation Medicine/College of Oriental Medicine/Kyung Hee University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kyunghee University East West Neo Medical Center | Recruiting | Seoul | 134-727 | South Korea |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24171895 | Derived | Cho JH, Nam DH, Kim KT, Lee JH. Acupuncture with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) versus acupuncture or NSAIDs alone for the treatment of chronic neck pain: an assessor-blinded randomised controlled pilot study. Acupunct Med. 2014 Feb;32(1):17-23. doi: 10.1136/acupmed-2013-010410. Epub 2013 Oct 30. |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D019547 | Neck Pain |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| C043940 | pyranoprofen |
| ID | Term |
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| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
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| 7 week |
| SF-36 | questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life | 7 week |
| EQ-5D(EuroQol-5 dimension) | questionnaire for measuring health-related quality of life | 7 week |