The Effectiveness of MSAT for Patients With ROM Limitation of the Shoulders

Jaseng Medical Foundation

Status: Completed

Conditions: Shoulder Joint Disorder

Treatments: Procedure: Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment(MSAT)

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04173754

JS-CT-2019-10

Details and patient eligibility

About

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

Full description

Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment(MSAT) is a therapeutic technique using acupuncture needle created in Jaseng Hospital. This treatment involves patients with musculoskeletal pain to move the part of their body actively during acupuncture treatment under physicians' observation. This treatment is known to relieve the pain and increase the range of motion(ROM). However, there has been no specific value for the effect of this treatment.

Therefore, The investigators conducted observational trial to analyze the effectiveness of shoulder MSAT. From July 2019, The investigators will collect 80 patients with ROM limitation on both or each shoulder and who are suffering from shoulder pain 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 MSAT and patients who are treated with Korean medical treatment not including MSAT.

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

Enrollment: 80 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 19 to 70 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients with more than one ROM limitation(Abduction 180˚, Adduction 45˚, Flexion 180˚, Extension 45˚, Int. rot 80˚, Ext. rot 80˚) on both or each shoulder.
• Patients with NRS ≥ 4 for shoulder pain
• 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 ROM limitation of shoulder or 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

Trial design

80 participants in 2 patient groups

MSAT Group

Description:

The MSAT group who are treated with korean medical treatment including MSAT will be evaluated on first, second, third visit and 2weeks after baseline. And the patients will receive telephone inquires after 3months from the baseline. The Korean medical treatment includes acupuncture, chuna, pharmaco-acupuncture and Korean herbal medicine.

Treatment:

Procedure: Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment(MSAT)

Control Group

Description:

The control group who are treated with Korean medical treatment not including MSAT will be evaluated on first, second, third visit and 2weeks after baseline. And the patients will receive telephone inquires after 3months from the baseline. The Korean medical treatment includes acupuncture, chuna, pharmaco-acupuncture and Korean herbal medicine.