Clinical Trial: Contralateral Acupuncture in the Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain

Study Status: Completed
Recruit Status: Completed
Study Type: Interventional

Official Title: Phase II Study of Contralateral Acupuncture in the Treatment of Chronic Shoulder Pain

Brief Summary: According to traditional Chinese medical theories, a variety of acupuncture formulas can treat diseases such as pain. For example, stimulating acupoints either local or distal to the pain site has been proposed under some conditions. We hypothesize that stimulating acupoints contralateral to the pain site can successfully treat chronic shoulder pain.

Detailed Summary:
Sponsor: Peking University

Current Primary Outcome: Visual analogue scale (VAS) [ Time Frame: before and 2, 4, 8 and 16 weeks after treatment start ]

Pain assessment


Original Primary Outcome: VAS [ Time Frame: up to 12 weeks after treatment ]

Pain assessment


Current Secondary Outcome:

  • The MOS item short from health survey (SF-36) [ Time Frame: before and 8 and 16 weeks after treatment start ]
    Quality of life assessment
  • Constant-Murley score [ Time Frame: before and 2, 4, 8 and 16 weeks after treatment start ]
    shoulder motion score
  • DASH score [ Time Frame: before and 2, 4, 8 and 16 weeks after treatment start ]


Original Secondary Outcome:

  • SF-36 [ Time Frame: before and 1, 2, 4 and 12 weeks after treatment ]
    Quality of life assessment
  • Constant-Murley score [ Time Frame: before and 1, 2, 4 and 12 weeks after treatment ]
    shoulder motion score


Information By: Peking University

Dates:
Date Received: November 21, 2012
Date Started: September 2011
Date Completion:
Last Updated: April 12, 2015
Last Verified: May 2014