The Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on the Perception of Pain and Coping With Pain

July 19, 2009 updated by: Sheba Medical Center

Pilot Study on the Effect of Acupuncture Treatment on Pain Perception and on the Ability to Cope With Pain

The Purpose of this study is to evaluate whether cognitive and emotional components take part in the positive acupuncture effect on pain.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The effect of acupuncture on pain intensity has been already investigated and confirmed. Recent publication (Pariente J., et a., 2005) indicated that acupuncture may affect midbrain areas, that are associated with cognitive control of pain.

The Pain Self Regulation Model (Levental, 1980)distinguishes between emotional response pain representations and cognitive pain representations. According to this model, emotional and cognitive pain representations leads to a new (cognitive or emotional) evaluation of the pain, that affects its perception and the ability to cope with it (Levental at al., 2001).

This study will try to assess the hypothesis that acupuncture treatment is involved in this process.

The study is designed as pilot study, limited to 45 patients.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

41

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Israel
      • Ramat Gan, Israel
        • Sheba Hospital,

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

41 consequtive patients with chronic musculosckeletal pain

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • patients suffering from pain,who are reffered for acupuncture treatment,and consented to participate in this study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • children under 18 years of age

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Sheba Medical Center

Collaborators

Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Dorit Gamus, M.D., Ph.D., Sheba Hospital, Tel Hashomer, ISRAEL

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

May 1, 2006

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

May 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

August 29, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

August 29, 2006

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

August 30, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

July 21, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 19, 2009

Last Verified

July 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SHEBA-05-3817-OG-CTIL

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