Pain, functional disability, subjective well being, use of medication, acupuncture, health status
Conditions
Interventions
The intervention includes Traditional Chinese Medicine
treatment with needles with eventually additional the use of moxa, massage (tuina/guasha), cupping, elektrostimulation and advice/instruction/exercises about food and lifestyle. Several theoretical ba
Sponsors
Independent project
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Acupuncture patients having pain existing more than seven days; attend for acupuncture treatment voluntarily; are 15 years and older; are able to complete a Dutch online questionnaire, completed informed consent. Acupuncturists who work in The Netherlands for at least 2 years; have a computer in their praxis; speak the Dutch language; completed informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All other patients attending acupuncturepraxis
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The primary outcome measure is the ‘MYMOP2-online’ change score. That is, patient reported scores (7 point scales) of successively: the pain; functional disability due to pain; general wellbeing; medication for the pain. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The secondary outcome measure is the database of the acupuncture treatment. That is, frequency; duration; theory; and modality of every single acupuncture treatment. | — |
Contacts
Public ContactM. Vernooij
Praktijk voor Acupunctuur, De Meern
Outcome results
None listed