The Effect of Acupuncture Protocol Involving in Weizhong (BL4) and Huantiao (GB30) Points in Treating Ankylosing Spondylitis

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT02260310

Enrollment

100

Registered

2014-10-09

Start date

2014-10-31

Completion date

2018-01-31

Last updated

2017-04-04

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Conditions

Ankylosing Spondylitis

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of acupuncture protocol involving in Weizhong (BL4) and Huantiao (GB30) points in treating ankylosing spondylitis.

Interventions

OTHERWeizhong and Huantiao

OTHERA-shi point

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Eligible adult (≥18 years of age) patients * had a diagnosis of AS for at least 3 months defined as definite by the 1984 modified New York criteria * Eligible patients also had a Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) of ≥4 (0-10 cm scale) * A visual analogue scale (VAS) score for total back pain of ≥4 (0-10 cm scale)

Exclusion criteria

* Had received prior Acupuncture therapy * With complete ankylosis of the spine, defined as the presence of bridging syndesmophytes at all intervertebral levels of the cervical and lumbar spine on lateral view spinal radiographs

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Change from Baseline in McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) at 12 weeks	At 0 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks
Change from Baseline in Visual Analog Scale at 12 weeks	At 0 week, 6 weeks, 12 weeks

Countries

China

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026