Effectiveness of Gyejibongnyeong-Hwan for shoulder pain: study protocol for a randomised, wait-list controlled pilot trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Shoulder pain is an uncomfortable feeling in the muscle around the shoulder. The cause of myalgia is the accumulation of lactic acid in muscles and impaired blood circulation, which is called blood stasis in traditional East Asian medicine. This study aimed to explore the therapeutic effect of Gyejibongnyeong-Hwan (GBH) for shoulder discomfort related to blood stasis before and after treatment.

Methods/design

This study will be a double-centre, randomised, wait-list controlled pilot trial. Participants with shoulder pain and with a visual analogue scale score of 4 or higher out of 10, blood stasis score of 9 or higher, and triglyceride level of ≥150 mg/dl or total cholesterol level of ≥200 mg/dl will be recruited from two university hospitals. A total of 40 partic

SUBMITTER: Jang S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7027269 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature