Thunder-fire moxibustion for cervical spondylotic radiculopathy: Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Thunder-fire moxibustion originated in China and contains traditional Chinese medicine. It can produce strong firepower, infrared thermal radiation, and medicinal effects when burning on the acupoints. Thunder-fire moxibustion is commonly used in patients with neck pain, but its efficacy has rarely been systematically demonstrated. We designed a randomized trial of thunder-fire moxibustion on cervical spondylotic radiculopathy (CSR) to investigate whether it is more effective than ibuprofen sustained-release capsules. METHODS:One hundred patients will be recruited and randomly divided into thunder-fire moxibustion and ibuprofen groups. The intervention consists of ten treatments and will last for 2 weeks. The Yasuhisa Tanaka 20 Score Scale is used as the primary outcome measure.

SUBMITTER: Huang Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7006377 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature