Cupping for treating neck pain in video display terminal users: a pilot trial

Cupping for treating neck pain in video display terminal users: a randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000106

Enrollment

Registered

2011-04-08

Start date

2011-05-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : Comparing two types of treatment for neck pain: one is cupping treatment, the other is applying heating pad for 6 times in 2 weeks

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Video display terminal(VDT) users, who work with VDT in 19 to 65 years old 2. One who meets three conditions below: 2-1 One who works with VDT at least 20 hours in a week 2-2 One who has had work related-neck pain at least 3 months and whose average severity of neck pain is over 40 in 100mms numeric rating scale (NRS), in last 7 days 3. One who participates in this clinical trial voluntarily and offers signed informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. One who currently has diseases below: a. Serious conditions in spine e.g. infectious disease of spine, ankylosing spondylitis, fracture of spine and inclammatory process of spine b. Myelopathy c. Acute herniation of cervical intervetebral disc within 3 months d. Tuomor or immune disease e. Whiplash injury during last 1 year 2. One who are not appropriate to the cupping treatment a. Blood-borne diseasee.g. AIDS, active hepatitis, syphilis and tuberculosis b. Taking medicine for anticoagulants (Warfarin) or antiplatelet agents (Dipyridamole, Aspirin and Ticlopidine) c. Hemophilia d. Anemia 3. Pregnent, expecting pregnent or breast-feeding women 4. Patients who have used medical and alternative treatment (e.g. acupuncture, moxibustion, herbal medicine etc.) during last 1 month 5. One who is not appropriate to the clinical trial judged by researchers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric rating scale (NRS) for neck pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Measure yourself medical outcome profile 2 (MYMOP2) for symptoms;Neck disability index;Short form of stress response inventory;Fatigue Severity Scale (FSS);Numeric rating scale for neck pain diary ;Incidence of adverse events	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactTae-Hun Kim

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine

Outcome results