Comparison of Shockwave Therapy and Apuncture for Chronic Pelvic Pain
ConditionChronic Pain Syndromes
Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorDalin Tzu Chi General Hospital
About this trial
Comparison of Shockwave Therapy (LiESWT) and Acupuncture for Pelvic Floor Myofascial Pain in Postpartum Women
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Postpartum 2 weeks
Complaining of pelvic floor pain
Confirmed with a trigger point by an obstetrician and gynecologist
Willing to sign the informed consent form
Disqualifiers
Postpartum infection
Coagulation abnormalities
Cardiac pacemaker
History of gynecological cancer
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy
DevicePatient receive Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave Therapy targeting specific acupoints for chronic pelvic pain management.
Acupuncture
DevicePatient receive traditional Chinese acupunture treatment targeting specific acupoints for chronic pain management.
Treatment groups
60 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Low-intensity Extracorporeal Shockwave TherapyExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: AcupunctureActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Change in Pelvic Floor Muscle Pain Score Measured by Numerical Rating Scale (NRS)
The change in Numerical Rating Scale (NRS) score for pelvic floor myofascial pain from baseline (T0) to post-treatment and follow-up periods.
Time frame
Baseline (T0), T1 (within 1 week after the end of the treatment course), and T2 (1 month after the end of the treatment course)Locations
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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