The efficacy of traditional acupuncture on patients with chronic neck pain: study protocol of a randomized controlled trial

• Published in: Current controlled trials in cardiovascular medicine Vol. 18; no. 1; p. 312
• Main Authors: Yang, Yiling, Yan, Xiaoxia, Deng, Hongmei, Zeng, Dian, Huang, Jianpeng, Fu, Wenbin, Xu, Nenggui, Liu, Jianhua
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 10.07.2017; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Acupuncture; Acupuncture Therapy - adverse effects; Adolescent; Adult; Analgesics; Analysis; Care and treatment; China; Chinese medicine; Chronic illnesses; Chronic pain; Chronic Pain - diagnosis; Chronic Pain - physiopathology; Chronic Pain - therapy; Clinical Protocols; Clinical trials; Control theory; Disease; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neck pain; Neck Pain - diagnosis; Neck Pain - physiopathology; Neck Pain - therapy; Pain management; Pain Measurement; Placebo; Planning; Public health; Research centers; Research Design; Sham acupuncture; Single-Blind Method; Study Protocol; Surveys and Questionnaires; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Young Adult; China; Acupuncture; Sham acupuncture; Chronic pain; Placebo

A large number of randomized trials on the use of acupuncture to treat chronic pain have been conducted. However, there is considerable controversy regarding the effectiveness of acupuncture. We designed a randomized trial involving patients with chronic neck pain (CNP) to investigate whether acupun...