East-West Collaboration Treatment Using Bee Venom Acupuncture and NSAIDs for Chronic Cervicalgia

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2014-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of east-west collaborative treatment using bee venom acupuncture and NSAIDs on pain intensity, functional status and quality of life of patients with chronic cervicalgia

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Kyunghee University Medical Center
• Collaborators: Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine; Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong; Kyunghee University
• Treatments: Loxoprofen

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• age between 18 and 65 years

• nonspecific, uncomplicated, chronic neck pain over 3 months

• volunteer can read and write in Korean, providing written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria:

• exhibited abnormalities on neurological examination

• radicular pain

• serious spinal disorders including malignancy, vertebral fracture, spinal infection or inflammatory spondylitis

• other chronic diseases that could affect or interfere with the therapeutic outcomes including cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy, active hepatitis, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia or epilepsy

• previous spinal surgery or scheduled procedures during the study

• painful conditions induced by traffic accidents

• a substantial musculoskeletal problem generating pain from an area other than the neck

• conditions for which administration of BVA might not be safe including clotting disorders, administration of an anticoagulant agent, pregnancy and seizure disorders

• a documented hypersensitive reaction to previous BVA treatments, bee stings or insect bites

• positive reaction observed during a skin hypersensitivity test

• severe psychiatric or psychological disorders

• current use of corticosteroids, narcotics, muscle relaxants or herbal medicines to treat neck pain or any medication considered inappropriate by the investigator

• pending lawsuits or receipt of compensation due to neck pain.