Acupuncture for chronic musculoskeletal pain in elderly patients.

Acupuncture for chronic musculoskeletal pain in elderly patients. - ACMPE

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000041398

Enrollment

Registered

2020-08-14

Start date

2020-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

chronic musculoskeletal pain

Interventions

exercise instruction exercise instruction and acupuncture therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Person ages 65 years or over. 2.Those who have chronic musculoskeletal pain for more than 3 months. (NRS4-10,Excludes trauma such as fractures and treatments requiring surgery.) 3.Those who can go to the research facility. 4.No problem with cognitive function. 5.Those who is not pauper. 6.Person who can agree even if assigned to control group. 7.Those who do not allow drug changes during this study period.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who are participating (or plan to participate) in other studies or trials at the same time; and 2. Those who deemed inappropriate for this study by the investigator.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numerical Rating Scale	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShogo Miyazaki

Teikyo Heisei University Faculty of Health Care

s.miyazaki@thu.ac.jp03-5843-3111

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026