UMIN-CTR Clinical Trial

Unique ID issued by UMIN UMIN000047195
Receipt number R000053827
Scientific Title Effects of acupuncture on neck/shoulder stiffness (chonic neck pain) : A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
Date of disclosure of the study information 2022/03/20
Last modified on 2022/04/13 17:46:12

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Basic information

Public title

Is acupuncture really effective on neck/shoulder stiffness (chronic neck pain) ? A randomized double-blind placebo controlled clinical trial.

Acronym

IAREONSS (cnp) ARDBCT

Scientific Title

Effects of acupuncture on neck/shoulder stiffness (chonic neck pain) : A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial

Scientific Title:Acronym

EAK (cnp) ARDBCT

Region

Japan


Condition

Condition

Musculoskeletal discomfort

Classification by specialty

Medicine in general

Classification by malignancy

Others

Genomic information

NO


Objectives

Narrative objectives1

Effect of acupuncture on neck/shoulder stiffness

Basic objectives2

Efficacy

Basic objectives -Others


Trial characteristics_1


Trial characteristics_2


Developmental phase



Assessment

Primary outcomes

Improvement of neck/shoulder stiffness immediately and 24 hours after the treatment

Key secondary outcomes

Practitioners' and patients' guesses at the needle authenticity and their confidence on their guesses


Base

Study type

Interventional


Study design

Basic design

Parallel

Randomization

Randomized

Randomization unit

Individual

Blinding

Double blind -all involved are blinded

Control

Placebo

Stratification


Dynamic allocation


Institution consideration


Blocking


Concealment



Intervention

No. of arms

4

Purpose of intervention

Treatment

Type of intervention

Device,equipment Maneuver

Interventions/Control_1

Treatment with penetrating needles

Interventions/Control_2

Treatment with press-skin placebo needles (the needle tip presses against the skin)

Interventions/Control_3

Treatment with skin-touch placebo needles (the needle tip presses against the skin)

Interventions/Control_4

Treatment with no-touch placebo needles (the needle tip does not reach the skin)

Interventions/Control_5


Interventions/Control_6


Interventions/Control_7


Interventions/Control_8


Interventions/Control_9


Interventions/Control_10



Eligibility

Age-lower limit

18 years-old <=

Age-upper limit


Not applicable

Gender

Male and Female

Key inclusion criteria

Patients with neck/shoulder stiffness not from organic disease

Key exclusion criteria

1. Cervical spondylosis
2. Cervical disc herniation
3. Cervico-omo-brachial syndrome
4. Thoracic outlet syndrome
5. Liver, gallbladder or heart disease
6. High blood pressure
7. Cerebral vascular disease
8. Neurological disease
9. Under any pharmacological treatment
10. Patients who will receive any cure for neck/shoulder stiffness or acupuncture treatment within 24 hours after treatment in this study

Target sample size

160


Research contact person

Name of lead principal investigator

1st name Nobuari
Middle name
Last name Takakura

Organization

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science

Division name

Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Zip code

135-0063

Address

2-9-1 Ariake Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-6703-7000

Email

takakura@tau.ac.jp


Public contact

Name of contact person

1st name Nobuari
Middle name
Last name Takakura

Organization

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences

Division name

Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion

Zip code

135-0063

Address

Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, Japan

TEL

03-6703-7000

Homepage URL


Email

takakura@tau.ac.jp


Sponsor or person

Institute

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences

Institute

Department

Personal name



Funding Source

Organization

Japan Science and Technology Agency

Organization

Division

Category of Funding Organization

Japanese Governmental office

Nationality of Funding Organization



Other related organizations

Co-sponsor


Name of secondary funder(s)



IRB Contact (For public release)

Organization

Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences IRB

Address

2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0063, Japan

Tel

03-6703-7000 (+81-3-6703-7000)

Email

akiyama@tau.ac.jp


Secondary IDs

Secondary IDs

NO

Study ID_1


Org. issuing International ID_1


Study ID_2


Org. issuing International ID_2


IND to MHLW



Institutions

Institutions



Other administrative information

Date of disclosure of the study information

2022 Year 03 Month 20 Day


Related information

URL releasing protocol

None

Publication of results

Published


Result

URL related to results and publications

https://kaken.nii.ac.jp/ja/report/KAKENHI-PROJECT-16K09266/16K09266seika/

Number of participants that the trial has enrolled

160

Results


Results date posted


Results Delayed

Delay expected

Results Delay Reason

Pending approval from the journal to which you are submitting.

Date of the first journal publication of results


Baseline Characteristics


Participant flow


Adverse events


Outcome measures


Plan to share IPD


IPD sharing Plan description



Progress

Recruitment status

Main results already published

Date of protocol fixation

2015 Year 10 Month 01 Day

Date of IRB

2015 Year 12 Month 03 Day

Anticipated trial start date

2018 Year 04 Month 03 Day

Last follow-up date

2019 Year 10 Month 15 Day

Date of closure to data entry


Date trial data considered complete


Date analysis concluded



Other

Other related information



Management information

Registered date

2022 Year 03 Month 17 Day

Last modified on

2022 Year 04 Month 13 Day



Link to view the page

Value
https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000053827