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A randomized controlled trial for wrist-ankle acupuncture in the treatment of nighttime pain in scapulohumeral periarthritis

A randomized controlled trial for wrist-ankle acupuncture in the treatment of nighttime pain in scapulohumeral periarthritis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR1900021959
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2019-03-18
Start date
2019-04-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-25

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Periarthritis of shoulder pain at night

Interventions

Additional wrist and ankle needles group:Wrist-ankle acupuncture treatment
Traditional acupuncture group:Acupuncture treatment

Sponsors

Changhai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Second Military Medical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
35 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) meet the above diagnostic criteria for periarthritis of shoulder and exclude other diseases causing shoulder pain and movement disorder; (2) aged 35 to 75 years old, duration of illness less than 6 months, gender is not limited; (3) Used related to the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder been stopped for more than 1 week; (4) volunteer to participate in the experiment and sign the informed consent; (5) voluntary enrollment, good compliance, clear consciousness, compliance with medical advice and the ability to cooperate with the collection of clinical data.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: (1) Using drugs related to the treatment of periarthritis of shoulder; (2) women with shoulder joint fractures, chronic diseases, malignant diseases, dementia, lactation or pregnancy; (3) patients with serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and serious abnormalities in important organ functions; (4) patients with malignant tumors; (5) one week before the treatment in our department, there were patients receiving other treatments.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Visual analogue scale (VAS) of pain intensity in the past 24 hours;Visual analogue scale (VAS) for pain intensity over the past 24 hours at night;Shoulder range of motion scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Constant-murley shoulder function score;Safety assessment;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQing-hui Zhou

Changhai Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Second Military Medical University

qinghui2016@163.com+86 13816319676

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026