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Concomitant or sole treatment of Chuna manual therapy and pharmacopuncture on Neck & Back pain in patients with Traffic Injuries : A preliminary, prospective, observational registry study

Concomitant treatment of Chuna manual therapy and pharmacopuncture on Neck & Back pain in patients with Traffic Injuries : A preliminary, prospective, observational registry study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0002712
Enrollment
120
Registered
2018-03-02
Start date
2018-06-12
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2020-11-03

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

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Neck pain or Low back pain patients with traffic injuries which applied to Whiplash Associated Disorders (WAD) grade I, II 2. Patients with average Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) =5 3. Patients who need to be treated with Chuna manual therapy or pharmacopuncture treatment or concomitant treatment of both depending on practitioner's decision 4. Patients aged 19 years or older and 70 years or younger 5. Patients who can communicate normally 6. Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Low back pain or neck pain patients which were caused by other causes except for traffic accident. (e.g osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia syndrome, gout etc) 2. Patients with a chronic illness that may affect clinical outcomes. 3. Patients who had undergone cervical, lumbar spine surgery previously. 4. Patients with congenital spinal disorder 5. Patients who have participated in other clinical studies within the past month. 6. Patients who can not communicate normally due to dementia or mild cognitive impairment. 7. Pregnant woman 8. Patients who can not perform clinical research normally according to judgment of researcher

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Disability Index [Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) /Neck Disability Index (NDI)];EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D) ;Satisfaction (9-point Likert scale);Adverse events

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactByung-Cheul Shin

Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital

Outcome results

None listed

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