Evaluation of an Effectiveness and Safety of the Electroacupuncture in the Management of Intractable Neuropathic Pain

Seoul National University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Neuralgia; Postherpetic; Diabetic Neuropathy, Painful; Failed Back Surgery Syndrome; Neuralgia

Treatments: Procedure: Electroacupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03315598

1703-024-836

Details and patient eligibility

About

The investigators will evaluate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture treatment in refractory neuropathic pain patients.

Full description

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture treatment in the patients with the following neuropathic pain related syndrome.

• Postherpetic neuralgia
• Failed back surgery syndrome
• Diabetic neuropathy
• other peripheral neuropathy

Patients with refractory neuropathic pain who do not respond to conservative treatment for more than 3 months should be included. Acupuncture treatment is maintained for 2 months in oriental medicine hospital. The effect is evaluated through the numeric rating score and the validated questionnaire.

Enrollment: 22 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients who can adequately write a reportable questionnaire
• Patients who have been diagnosed with one of the following neuropathic pain disease (postherpetic neuralgia, failed back surgery syndrome, diabetic neuropathy, other peripheral neuropathy)
• Patients who failed conservative treatment at Seoul National University Hospital for more than 3 months.
• Patients with NRS 5 points or more
• Patients with painDETECT score 19 points or more

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with major mental illness
• Patients with unstable medical conditions
• Pregnant
• Patients who received acupuncture treatment at the site within the past month
• Patients with bleeding tendency
• Patients taking immunosuppressive drugs

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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22 participants in 1 patient group

An open-labeled, single-arm, exploratory pilot study

Experimental group

Description:

Electroacupunture for 2months

Treatment:

Procedure: Electroacupuncture