Acupuncture for chronic neck pain with sensitive points: study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Chronic neck pain is a challenging condition to treat in clinical practice and has a considerable impact on quality of life and disability. According to the theory of traditional Chinese medicine, acupoints and tender points may become sensitised when the body is in a diseased state. Stimulation of such sensitive points may lead to disease improvement and improved clinical efficacy. This study aims to evaluate the efficacy and safety of needling at sensitive acupoints in providing pain relief, improvement of cervical vertebral function and quality of life in patients with chronic neck pain.

Methods and analysis

This multicentre, randomised controlled, explanatory and parallel clinical trial will include 716 patients with chronic neck pain. Study participants wil

SUBMITTER: Sun M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6678032 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature