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Acupuncture for treating adhesive capsulitis of shoulder: a randomized, sham controlled, pilot clinical trial

Acupuncture for treating adhesive capsulitis of shoulder: a randomized, sham controlled, pilot clinical trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0001471
Enrollment
30
Registered
2015-05-07
Start date
2014-09-04
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : A study that compares treatment efficacy of acupuncture VS. sham acupuncture control group in the treatment of adhesive capsulitis at shoulder. Treatment regimen: 2~3 times/week for

Sponsors

Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Males and female aged 19 to 65 years old 2. Single or both shoulder's pain is maintained 3~12 months 3. Screening visit, shoulder's pain during week numerical rating scale(NRS) scored =4 4. Agreed with written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis cervical radiculopathy, or treated cervical radiculopathy within 3 months 2. Injury shoulder, operated shoulder 3. At Clinical or radiological examination of the shoulder, has another pathology about shoulder's pain - rotator cuff injury, impingement syndrome of shoulder, Rheumatoid arthritis or Osteoarthritis, etc. 4. For other disease, needs treatment by Adrenal cortex hormone or steroid 5. Within 2 weeks before screening, has recieved treatment such as medication, oriental treatment, injection, physical therapy for shoulder's pain 6. Hypersensitivity for acupuncture or difficult for acupuncture treatment 7. Pregnant, expecting pregnant or breast-feeding women 8. Psychoneurotic causes: epilepsy, depression, panic disorder 9. Individuals who have recieved operation or another treatment for shoulder's pain within this study. 10. Individuals who as per the clinical research coordinator were considered as unsuitable for participation by radiographic for clinical symptom.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numeric rating scale for shoulder's pain

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Numeric rating scale for shoulder's pain;Range of motion, shoulder;Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (SPADI);EuroQoL-5 Dimensions (EQ-5D);Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI);Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC);Adverse event

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactJunghyo Cho

Daejeon Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University

choajoa@dju.kr+82-42-229-6806

Outcome results

None listed

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