CompletedNot Applicable

Pharmacopuncture Therapy for Cervical Disc Herniation: A Pilot Study

South Korea84 participantsStarted 2022-04-20

Plain-language summary

This is pilot study for a 3-arm parallel pragmatic randomized controlled trial that will compare pharmacopuncture therapy, acupunture therapy and physical therapy, medication(prn) for cervical disc herniation.

Who can participate

Age range19 Years – 69 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion criteria

✓. Symptoms of cervical disc herniation for less than 12 months
✓. Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) of neck pain is more than 5
✓. Symptoms of neuromuscular disease in one or both upper limbs (pain, pull, numbness, sensory abnormalities, motor abnormalities)
✓. Discrimination findings above protusion, which can explain clinical symptoms on Cervical spine MRI or CT
✓. 19-69 years old
✓. participants who agreed and wrote informed consents

Exclusion criteria

✕. Case of being diagnosed with a specific serious disease that may cause neck pain(Migration of cancer reaching to spine, acute fracture of spine, spine dislocation)
✕. Progressive neurologic deficits or severe neurologic deficits
✕. Cause of pain due to soft tissue disease, not the spine(Cancer, fibromyalgia, RA, goat, or etc.)
✕. Other chronic diseases(stroke, MI, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dimentia, epilepsy, or etc.) that may interfere with the interpretation of therapeutic effects or outcomes
✕. Participants taking steroid, immunosuppressant, psychotropic medication, or taking other drugs that may affect outcomes
✕. Inappropriate or unsafe pharmacopuncture therapy; hemorrhagic disease, taking anticoagulant drug, or severe diabetes patients who are likely to be infected
✕. Participants who took NSAIDs or pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, physical therapy within 1 week
✕. Pregnant, planning to get pregnant or lactating women

What they're measuring

Numeric rating scale (NRS) of neck pain

Timeframe: Week 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 13, 25

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05240586

SponsorJaseng Medical Foundation

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2023-05-26

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