chronic pain
Conditions
Interventions
cheek acupuncture group (CA):Standard cheek acupuncture treatment. During the patients first cheek acupuncture treatment, the researchers recorded their continuous resting-state electroencephalography
sham acupuncture group (SA):Sham acupuncture through skin penetration at non-specific acupoints. During the intervention process, the researchers recorded their continuous resting-state electroencepha
Sponsors
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) a clinical diagnosis of chronic pain according to the 11th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-11) and with pain lasting more than one month; (2) age = 18 years old.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) individuals with impaired consciousness or with a history of psychiatric or neurological disorder; (2) participants with severe primary diseases; (3) women who were pregnant or breastfeeding within the last six months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| visual analog scale (VAS); | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| electroencephalograms (EEG); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXu Tao
Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine
Outcome results
None listed