Effects of Acupuncture Based on the Meridians Method in the treatment of Anterior Shoulder Pain (Tenosynovitis of Long Head of Biceps Brachii): A Randomized Controlled Trial

Clinical Assessment of Effects of Acupuncture at Acupoints located on Meridians in terms of the connection between different body parts and the Mechanism

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ITMCTR

Registry ID

ITMCTR1900002477

Enrollment

Unknown

Registered

2019-07-18

Start date

2019-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-02-20

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Conditions

Anterior Shoulder Pain ( Tenosynovitis of Long Head of Biceps Brachii)

Interventions

Lung Meridian Group:Electroacupuncture is applied on the most sensitive tenderness point and LU 7 (Lieque) or LU5 (Chize )

LU 7 or LU5 without electroacupuncture is manipulated manually.

Heart Meridian Group:Electroacupuncture is applied on the most sensitive tenderness point and HT4 (Lingdao) or HT3 (Shaohai )

HT4 or HT3 without electroacupuncture is manipulated manually.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

16 Years to 64 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. meet the diagnostic criteria of tenosynovitis of long head of biceps brachii; 2. Male and female aged 18-64 years; 3. Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score between 4-10 (Range 0-10) for initial visit; 4. volunteered to join the test, and sign " informed consent " persons;Patients who meet.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. diagnosed as bone tuberculosis, tumors and severe osteoporosis by imaging examination ; 2. pregnant and lactating women; 3. complicated with severe medical diseases; 4. anterior shoulder pain due to non-tenosynovitis of long head of biceps brachii; 5. lesions of skin ( such as damage, burns, and so on ) where acupuncture will be applied; 6. incapacitated or unable to communicate normally; 7. received acupuncture for upper limb pain in the past month; 8. received other conservative treatments or cervical surgery in the past three months; 9. join other clinical trials.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
VAS score;	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Quality of life;the Assessing emotions scale;Musculoskeletal ultrasonography;Side-effects;Range of motion (ROM) of shoulder ;Muscular assessment;MRI;	—

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactQiao Haifa

Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine

1805355963@qq.com+86 18220046518

Outcome results

None listed

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