Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Introduction Mechanical neck pain (MNP) is defined as pain in the area of the neck and/or neck-shoulder provoked by body mechanics and which adversely affects physical, psychological and social function. The treatments for MNP are limited. Previous studies and clinical experience have indicated that...
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| author | Yang Zhang Yang Yang Chang Xu Na Li Xing-Hua Qiu Xing-Yue Yang Yu-Yu Wang Su-Ling Tian Yan-Bin Yan An-Ping Xu Fei Fu Feng-Yun Wen Yu-Qin Zhang Zhi-Wen Yang Qian-Hui Sun Xiao-Ling Wu Xing-Ye Dai Kai Cheng |
| author_facet | Yang Zhang Yang Yang Chang Xu Na Li Xing-Hua Qiu Xing-Yue Yang Yu-Yu Wang Su-Ling Tian Yan-Bin Yan An-Ping Xu Fei Fu Feng-Yun Wen Yu-Qin Zhang Zhi-Wen Yang Qian-Hui Sun Xiao-Ling Wu Xing-Ye Dai Kai Cheng |
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| description | Introduction Mechanical neck pain (MNP) is defined as pain in the area of the neck and/or neck-shoulder provoked by body mechanics and which adversely affects physical, psychological and social function. The treatments for MNP are limited. Previous studies and clinical experience have indicated that myofascial acupuncture might be a better treatment option for MNP, but the efficacy is controversial. Therefore, our aim is to compare the efficacy of myofascial acupuncture and routine acupuncture for MNP.Methods and analysis The study is a multicentre, prospective randomised clinical trial. Patients will be recruited from four tertiary hospitals in China. A total of 438 participants with MNP will be randomly assigned into two groups, namely the ‘Sancai-Tianbu’ myofascial acupuncture group and the routine acupuncture group, at a ratio of 1:1. Each group will receive the acupuncture treatment twice a week for 21 days, totalling six sessions. The primary outcome will be the Visual Analogue Scale score. The secondary outcomes will be the Neck Disability Index, the cervical range of motion and the MOS 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. The assessments will be performed at baseline (immediately after allocation), pretreatment (5 min before every treatment), post-treatment (within 10 min after every treatment), postcourse (within 1 day after the course), and at 1, 3 and 6 months after the course. All patients will be included in the intent-to-treat analysis. Repeated-measure analysis of covariance will be used to determine the effects of the intervention on the outcome measures.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation 731 Hospital, with permission number 2022-0204-01. Written informed consent will be obtained from the enrolled patients. Trial results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number ChiCTR2200061453. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c1f5337fa04245f8b2091a4f7ee229972023-08-31T18:40:08ZengBMJ Publishing GroupBMJ Open2044-60552023-08-0113810.1136/bmjopen-2022-068129Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trialYang Zhang0Yang Yang1Chang Xu2Na Li3Xing-Hua Qiu4Xing-Yue Yang5Yu-Yu Wang6Su-Ling Tian7Yan-Bin Yan8An-Ping Xu9Fei Fu10Feng-Yun Wen11Yu-Qin Zhang12Zhi-Wen Yang13Qian-Hui Sun14Xiao-Ling Wu15Xing-Ye Dai16Kai Cheng17State Key Laboratory of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Life Sciences, Nanjing University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, ChinaSchool of Basic Medical Sciences, Anhui Medical University, ChinaCancer and Stem Cell Biology Program, Duke-NUS Medical School, SingaporeSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Sunsimiao Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Tongchuan, Shanxi, ChinaChengs TCM Acupuncture-Moxibustion Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Sunsimiao Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Tongchuan, Shanxi, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Sunsimiao Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Tongchuan, Shanxi, ChinaDepartment of Acupuncture-Moxibustion, Langfang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Langfang, Hebei, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, ChinaIntroduction Mechanical neck pain (MNP) is defined as pain in the area of the neck and/or neck-shoulder provoked by body mechanics and which adversely affects physical, psychological and social function. The treatments for MNP are limited. Previous studies and clinical experience have indicated that myofascial acupuncture might be a better treatment option for MNP, but the efficacy is controversial. Therefore, our aim is to compare the efficacy of myofascial acupuncture and routine acupuncture for MNP.Methods and analysis The study is a multicentre, prospective randomised clinical trial. Patients will be recruited from four tertiary hospitals in China. A total of 438 participants with MNP will be randomly assigned into two groups, namely the ‘Sancai-Tianbu’ myofascial acupuncture group and the routine acupuncture group, at a ratio of 1:1. Each group will receive the acupuncture treatment twice a week for 21 days, totalling six sessions. The primary outcome will be the Visual Analogue Scale score. The secondary outcomes will be the Neck Disability Index, the cervical range of motion and the MOS 36-Item Short Form Health Survey. The assessments will be performed at baseline (immediately after allocation), pretreatment (5 min before every treatment), post-treatment (within 10 min after every treatment), postcourse (within 1 day after the course), and at 1, 3 and 6 months after the course. All patients will be included in the intent-to-treat analysis. Repeated-measure analysis of covariance will be used to determine the effects of the intervention on the outcome measures.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was obtained from China Aerospace Science & Industry Corporation 731 Hospital, with permission number 2022-0204-01. Written informed consent will be obtained from the enrolled patients. Trial results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications.Trial registration number ChiCTR2200061453.https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e068129.full |
| spellingShingle | Yang Zhang Yang Yang Chang Xu Na Li Xing-Hua Qiu Xing-Yue Yang Yu-Yu Wang Su-Ling Tian Yan-Bin Yan An-Ping Xu Fei Fu Feng-Yun Wen Yu-Qin Zhang Zhi-Wen Yang Qian-Hui Sun Xiao-Ling Wu Xing-Ye Dai Kai Cheng Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial BMJ Open |
| title | Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial |
| title_full | Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial |
| title_fullStr | Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial |
| title_full_unstemmed | Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial |
| title_short | Myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain: a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial |
| title_sort | myofascial acupuncture versus routine acupuncture for mechanical neck pain a protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial |
| url | https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/8/e068129.full |
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