chronic pain
Conditions
Interventions
acupuncture group:NA
Sponsors
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1.Aged above 18 years; 2.Chronic neck pain, low back pain and knee pain (duration 3 months) was performed; 3.They had to have a minimum level of pain intensity of 4 points on the 11-point Pain Numerical Rating Scale.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Participants have chronic neck pain, low back pain and knee pain related surgery within the past 1 year; 2. Unable to speak and read Chinese due to language problems or cognitive impairment; 3. Acupuncture within 4 weeks.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Numerical rating scale(Short-term effective outcome);Recovery (pain intensity, disability, and work status)(long-term effective outcome); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Brief Pain Inventory-Pain Interference subscale;12-item Short Form Health Survey(SF- 12);Patient’s global assessment;Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9);Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale-7(GAD-7);Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index(PSQI);Pain operation rate;Pain hospitalization rate;Revisited for pain rate;Use of opioids and other analgesics;Response rate (the proportion of participants whose pain reduced >=30% compared with baseline);Adverse events;Credibility/Expectancy Questionnaire; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCunzhi Liu
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed