An inert and active control acupuncture needle with potential for randomised, double-blind (practitioner-patient blinding), placebo controlled trial - a validation study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN34405634

Enrollment

120

Registered

2009-09-11

Start date

2009-01-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Healthy subjects with stiff neck Musculoskeletal Diseases

Interventions

Mean age: 32.1 ± 9.9 years, 31 males, 25 females Aim: To assess whether the double-blind placebo needle is effective in a randomised clinical acupuncture trial in which multiple placebo needles are a

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Both males and females 2. Healthy volunteers 3. Age range: 18-70 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Unhealthy volunteers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numbers of correctly, incorrectly and unidentified treatments by practitioners and subjects.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Improvement of stiff neck on a VAS (0-100) immediately after treatment.	—

Countries

Japan

Outcome results

None listed

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