Electroacupuncture and Laser Therapy on Neck Pain

October 16, 2008 updated by: Logan College of Chiropractic

The Effects of Electroacupuncture and Laser Therapy on Chronic Neck Pain, A Pilot Study

The purpose of the study examines the use of electroacupuncture and laser therapy to treat chronic neck pain.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

20

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

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

Study Contact

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Missouri
      • Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63017
        • Recruiting
        • Logan College of Chiropractc
        • Principal Investigator:
          • John Zhang, MD, PhD

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 to 70 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • people with chronic neck pain, participants with a VAS level between 3 and 10 will be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • history of cancer, tuberculosis, pacemaker usage, pregnancy, hemophilia, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis

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

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Active Comparator: 1
Electroacupuncture
Procedure: Electroacupuncture
twice a week for 26 treatments in total
Other Names:
  • Greatwall Brand KWD-808 I Multi-Purpose Health Device
Active Comparator: 2
Laser Therapy
Procedure: Laser Therapy
twice a week for a total of 26 treatments
Other Names:
  • USA Laser

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Neck Pain Disability Index Questionnaire, Neck Bournemouth Questionnaire, Revised Oswestry Pain Questionnaire
Time Frame: within 30 days of the last treatment
within 30 days of the last treatment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Logan College of Chiropractic

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: John Zhang, MD, PhD, Logan College of Chiropractic

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

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2010

Study Completion (Anticipated)

February 1, 2010

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 8, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 8, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

February 20, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 17, 2008

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 16, 2008

Last Verified

October 1, 2008

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • RD0423070088

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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