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Shallow Acupuncture in the Treof Chronic Neck Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study and fMRI Analysis

Shallow Acupuncture in the Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Study and fMRI Analysis

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2024000219
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2024-08-12
Start date
2024-09-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-09-16

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

Conditions

Chronic Neck Pain

Interventions

Acupuncture group:Acupuncture
Drug control group:Drug control by Celecoxib capsules
Waiting group:Waiting

Sponsors

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 75 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1: Those who meet the diagnostic criteria of western medicine for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy and have not undergone surgical treatmen 2: The chief complaint was neck and shoulder pain 3: The course of disease is =3 months 4: The age is between 18 and 75 years old 5: 4 points =VAS score =6 points 6: Those who are conscious, can clearly express their opinions and sign the informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1: Suffering from serious cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver diseases, kidney diseases and other system diseases, and the researcher thinks that it is not suitable to participate in the research 2: Those who have been or are currently diagnosed with schizophrenia, major depression and other serious mental disorders 3: Those who took antidepressants, analgesics, hormones and other drugs in the last 30 days 4: Those who received other clinical trials or acupuncture treatment in the last 30 days 5: Female patients during pregnancy or lactation 6: Patients who refuse acupuncture or have any acupuncture contraindications 7: People who are not suitable for magnetic resonance examination, such as implanted metal in the body and closed phobia 8: Active peptic ulcer or bleeding, allergic to sulfonamides or celecoxib or related contraindications; Pet-name ruby with blood disease, taking anticoagulant drugs and other high risk of bleeding 9: Pet-name ruby with blood disease, taking anticoagulant drugs and other high risk of bleeding 10: Female patients during pregnancy or lactation

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
functional magnetic resonance Imaging;VAS visual analog scale;Neck Disability Index;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Self-Rating Anxiety Scale;SF-36 Quality of Life Scale;Cervical mobility;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactZhenhua Xu

Guangdong Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

xzh197011@163.com13533069416

Outcome results

None listed

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