Effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture with Doin therapy for chronic neck pain: a study protocol for a multicentre, randomised controlled clinical trial

Sook-Hyun Lee, Jinho Lee, Yoon Jae Lee, Me-Riong Kim, Jae Heung Cho, Koh-Woon Kim, In-Hyuk Ha, Sook-Hyun Lee, Jinho Lee, Yoon Jae Lee, Me-Riong Kim, Jae Heung Cho, Koh-Woon Kim, In-Hyuk Ha

Abstract

Introduction: Doin therapy is a manual therapy used in Korean rehabilitation medicine. Recently, the use of acupuncture with Doin has increased in clinics and clinical trials have demonstrated its effects. However, well-designed studies examining the efficacy and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture with Doin therapy are rare.

Methods and analysis: This multicentre, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled trial with two parallel groups aims to evaluate the clinical effects and cost-effectiveness of acupuncture with Doin therapy. A total of 124 patients (with a neck pain duration of 6 months or longer and a Numeric Rating Scale ≥5) will be recruited at five Korean medicine hospitals. Patients will be randomly allocated to acupuncture with Doin therapy (n=62) and acupuncture alone (n=62) for 5 weeks of treatment. This study will be carried out with outcome assessor and statistician blinding. The primary outcome measure will consist of improvement in neck pain using the Visual Analogue Scale at 6 weeks. The secondary outcomes including measures of pain, functional disability, health-related quality of life and economic evaluation will be conducted at 6 weeks, and 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after treatment ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: The project is approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of the Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine and the Kyung Hee University Korean Medicine Hospital at Gangdong. Dissemination will occur after the findings from this study are published in other peer reviewed journals.

Trial registration numbers: NCT03558178; KCT0003068; Pre-results.

Keywords: chronic neck pain; cost-effectiveness analysis; doin therapy; motion style acupuncture treatment (MSAT); protocol; randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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Figures

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Figure 1
Flowchart of the proposed study. EQ-5D-5L, EuroQol-5 Dimension; EQ-VAS, the EuroQol Visual Analogue Scale; NDI, Neck Disability Index; NPQ, Northwick Park neck pain Questionnaire; NRS, Numeric Rating Scale; PGIC, Patient Global Impression of Change; SF-12, the Short Form Health Survey 12; VAS, Visual Analogue Scale.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Study design.

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