Clinical study for Zhao's Thunder-fire moxibustion in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ChiCTR

Registry ID

ChiCTR1800018820

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2018-10-11

Start date

2019-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-05-13

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Conditions

cervical spondylotic radiculopathy

Interventions

Group 1:Zhao's Thunder-fire Moxibustion, Acupoints: Tianzhu, Bailao, Dazhu

Group 2:Oral ibuprofen sustained release capsule

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) man or women aged 18 to 65 year, (2) the main symptoms and signs are syndromes of pain and numbness distributing along spinal nerve roots, (3) have positive intervertebral foramen extrusion and/or brachial plexus pull tests , (4) the clinical manifestations and imaging are consistent with the clinical syndromes,(5) those who can understand scales

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1)disorders such as thoracic outlet syndrome, tennis elbow, carpal tunnel syndrome, cubital tunnel syndrome, periarthritis of the shoulder, tendonitis of biceps brachii, or a diagnosis of acute spinal cord injury, (2)acute spinal cord inflammation, symptoms of cervical vertigo and abnormal changes on Transcranial Doppler (TCD), (3)acupuncture treatment or medication for the disease during the past 1 month, (4)acute or chronic infection, trauma, fever or allergy during the previous 2 weeks, (5) any other conditions including active skin infection, clotting disorders, administration of an anticoagulant agent,(6) severe primary disease or infectious diseases including liver, heart or kidney disease, hematopoietic system, endocrine system disease, or pregnancy or breastfeeding,(7) severe psychiatric or psychological disorder related to severe neurosis, dementia and unable to communicate or provide self-care, (8) patients who are afraid of moxibustion.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Yasuhisa Tanaka 20 Score Scale;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of Life Assessment (SF-36);Neck Disability Index score scale (NDI);Short Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2);	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactXinghua Chen

The First Affiliated Hospital,Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

xinghuac@outlook.com+86 13631382393

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026