cervical spondylitis neck pain
Conditions
Interventions
Routine acupuncture:Routine acupuncture
Routine shallow acupuncture:Routine shallow acupuncture
Xu’s shallow acupuncture:Xu’s shallow acupuncture
Placebo acupuncture:Streitberger placebo acupuncture
Sponsors
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 18 to 75 years (both males and female patients) and confirmed diagnosis of CS in accordance with the diagnostic criteria; 2. The main symptom of neck pain; 3. Pain intensity ranging from 3 to 8 pointsas measured on a visual analog scale (VAS) at the time of recruitment; 4. No acupuncture therapy within the 1 months prior to study entry.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Neck pain caused by other diseases ,such as scapulohumeral periarthritis,cervicoshoulder myofascitis and so on; 2. History of neck trauma, cervical fracture or cervical surgery, neurologic impairment (for example,myasthenia or abnormal spinal nerve reflex), or congenital spinal abnormality, or a diagnosis of systemic disease of the bones or joints; 3. Pregnancy or lactation; 4. Complications of severe systematic diseases such as diabetes mellitus, cardiocerebrovascular disorders or tumors; 5. Rejection or fear of acupuncture therapy; 6. Use of any other treatments (drug or non-drug).
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| McGill Pain Questionnaire;Visual Analogue Scale;Soft Tissue Strain Measurement System; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXu Zhenhua
Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed