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Area of Science:

  • Integrative Medicine
  • Pain Management
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine

Background:

  • Chronic neck pain significantly impacts quality of life and function.
  • Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) theory suggests sensitised acupoints in disease states.
  • Targeting these sensitive points may enhance treatment efficacy.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To evaluate the efficacy and safety of needling sensitive acupoints for chronic neck pain.
  • To assess improvements in pain relief, cervical function, and quality of life.
  • To compare outcomes against low/non-sensitive acupoints, sham acupuncture, and a waiting list.

Main Methods:

  • A multicentre, randomised controlled trial involving 716 patients with chronic neck pain.
  • Participants assigned to four groups: highly sensitive acupoints, low/non-sensitive acupoints, sham acupuncture, or waiting list.
  • Primary outcome: change in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for neck pain at 4 weeks; secondary outcomes include various functional and quality of life measures.

Main Results:

  • The study is registered as pre-results, indicating data collection is complete or ongoing.
  • Statistical analysis will compare outcomes between the four groups using intention-to-treat principles.
  • Specific results on efficacy and safety are pending dissemination.

Conclusions:

  • Acupuncture at sensitive acupoints is being investigated as a novel treatment for chronic neck pain.
  • The trial aims to provide evidence for TCM-based interventions in pain management.
  • Findings will contribute to understanding the role of targeted acupoint stimulation in improving patient outcomes.