Chronic Pain
Conditions
Keywords
Acupuncture, quality of life
Brief summary
Chronic pains can affect the life quality. This study has performed in the first time in Mashhad.The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of acupuncture on the life quality of 150 patients who suffered from chronic pain. Some people like performing acupuncture because they believed it's free of risks and beneficial. In order to achieve this purpose, we had examined the life quality of the patients before and after acupuncture. This study was randomly performed on 150 patients aged between 17-75. They were suffering from chronic pain. The questionnaire is based on WHO QOL. The questionnaires were filled out once before acupuncture and once 12 weeks after it.
Detailed description
This study was completed on time.
Interventions
PROCEDUREacupuncture
The patients went through acupuncture for 8 -10 sessions and either once or two times a week. The number and the place of needles were 8 -12 for each patient which were located on the right place.
Sponsors
Islamic Azad University, Sanandaj
Study design
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
17 Years to 75 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* aged between 17 - 75 years old, * suffering from arthritis pains, * migraine backaches, * muscular spasms, * pains in the neck, and in the knee * duration of disease over 1 year
Exclusion criteria
* tacking pain relief * pregnant women
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| quality of life improvement | up to 3 months |
Countries
Iran
Outcome results
None listed