The Effectiveness of Megadose Shinbaro Pharmacopuncture for Patients With Chronic Shoulder Pain

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  • participants needed
    80
  • sponsor
    Jaseng Medical Foundation
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Updated on 16 February 2024
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Summary

This study is a prospective, case-control observational trial. The investigators will compare the Megadose Shinbaro Pharmacopuncture group to the control group to analyze the effectiveness of shoulder Megadose Shinbaro Pharmacopuncture.

Description

Pharmacopuncture is a treatment that combines 2 of the most frequented Korean medicine treatment methods - traditional acupuncture and herbal medicine - by injecting herbal medicine extract at acupoints.

Shinbaro is a refined herbal formulation used to treat inflamed lesions and bone diseases.

This treatment is known to be an important part of Korean medicine treatment. However, there has been no specific value for the effect of this treatment.

Therefore, The investigators conducted observational trial to analyze the effectiveness of Megadose Shinbaro Pharmacopuncture on shoulder. From Dec 2019, The investigators will collect 80 patients with Chronic shoulder pain on both or each shoulder with the numeric rating scale(NRS) over 4.

The investigators will compare pain, dysfunction, quality of life and satisfaction of patients who are treated with Korean medical treatment including Megadose Shinbaro Pharmacopuncture and patients who are treated with Korean medical treatment not including Megadose Shinbaro Pharmacopuncture.

For these two groups, The investigators will compare NRS(Numeric Rating Scale), Visual Analogue Scale(VAS), Range Of Motion(ROM), Shoulder Pain and Disability Index(SPADI), Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC) and EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D-5L).

Details
Condition Shoulder Joint Disorder
Age 19years - 70years
Treatment Megadose Shinbaro Pharmacopuncture
Clinical Study IdentifierNCT04222829
SponsorJaseng Medical Foundation
Last Modified on16 February 2024

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Inclusion Criteria

Patients with NRS 4 for shoulder pain over 3weeks
Patients aged 19-70 years on the date they sign the consent form
Patients who provide consent to participate in the trial and return the informed consent form

Exclusion Criteria

Patients who have been diagnosed with a severe disease that may cause shoulder pain
Patients with progressive neurological deficit or with serious neurological symptoms caused by spinal cord compression
Patients who visited a hospital in pain caused by a traffic accident
Patients with a severe mental illness
Patients who are difficult to complete the research participation agreement
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