The Effect of Integrated CAM Treatment in Hospitalized Patients
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorJaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
About this trial
This study investigates the effect of hospital-based intensive non-surgical treatment in musculoskeletal patients admitted to an integrated hospital that offers both complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and conventional medicine treatment.
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
Patients hospitalized due to spine or joint diseases
Disqualifiers
Main complaint other than back pain, radiating leg pain, neck pain, radiating arm pain, knee pain or shoulder pain
Cause of pain non-related to spine, joint or soft tissue; for example, spinal tumors, pregnancy, urolithiasis, etc.
Refusal to provide the information needed for clinical research
Trial population
Musculoskeletal patients admitted to an integrated hospital that offers both complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and conventional medicine treatment.
Trial design
Design model
Cohort
Time perspective
Prospective
Treatments tested in this trial
Herbal medicine
DrugHerbal medicine was taken 3 times daily in dried powder (2g) and water-base decoction form (120ml) (Ostericum koreanum, Eucommia ulmoides, Acanthopanax sessiliflorus, Achyranthes bidentata, Psoralea corylifolia, Peucedanum japonicum, Cibotium barometz, Lycium chinense, Boschniakia rossica, Cuscuta chinensis, and Atractylodes japonica).
Acupuncture
Procedure/SurgeryAcupuncture treatment was administered 1-2 times daily using mainly Ah-shi points and local acupuncture points.
Pharmacopuncture
Procedure/SurgerySelect ingredients similar to those included in the oral herbal medicine (Ostericum koreanum, Eucommia ulmoides, Acanthopanax Sessiliflorus, Achyranthes bidentata, Psoralea corylifolia, Peucedanum japonicum, Cibotium barometz, Lycium chinense, Boschniakia rossica, Cuscuta chinensis, and Atractylodes japonica) were freeze dried into powder form after decoction, then diluted in normal saline and adjusted for acidity and pH to be used in injections. The pharmacopuncture injections were injected once daily to the amount of 1 cc and Ah-shi points and local acupuncture points (CPL, 1 cc, 26G x 1.5 syringe, Shinchang medical co., Korea).
Bee venom pharmacopuncture
Procedure/SurgeryBee venom pharmacopuncture was applied after confirming a negative reaction to the hypersensitivity skin test. Diluted bee venom (saline:bee venom ratio, 10,000:1) was injected at 4-5 acupoints at the physician's discretion. Each acupuncture point was injected with approximately 0.2 cc to a total of 0.5-1 cc using disposable injection needles (CPL, 1 cc, 26G x 1.5 syringe, Shinchang medical co., Korea).
Chuna manipulation
Procedure/SurgeryChuna was administered 3-5 times a week. Chuna is a Korean version of spinal manipulation that incorporates conventional spinal manipulation techniques for mobilization involving high-velocity, low amplitude thrusts to joints slightly beyond the passive range of motion and gentle force to joints within the passive range of movement.
Treatment groups
No treatment groups listed
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
NRS of low back pain (LBP)
The patients were asked to quantify their current LBP, setting no pain as 0 and the most severe pain that they could possibly imagine as 10.
Time frame
Admission (baseline), 2 weeks, Discharge2
NRS of radiating leg pain
The patients were asked to quantify their current leg pain, setting no pain as 0 and the most severe pain that they could possibly imagine as 10.
Time frame
Admission (baseline), 2 weeks, Discharge3
NRS of neck pain
The patients were asked to quantify their current neck pain, setting no pain as 0 and the most severe pain that they could possibly imagine as 10.
Time frame
Admission (baseline), 2 weeks, Discharge4
NRS of radiating arm pain
The patients were asked to quantify their current radiating arm pain, setting no pain as 0 and the most severe pain that they could possibly imagine as 10.
Time frame
Admission (baseline), 2 weeks, DischargeSecondary outcomes
1
Physical and neurological examinations
The range of flexion and extension was assessed to objectively measure mobility, and straight leg raising (SLR), sensory function, muscle strength, and deep tendon reflex tests were conducted for neurological assessment.
Time frame
Admission (baseline), 2 weeks, DischargeOther outcomes
1
Other baseline variables
The duration of pain, previous surgery, previous interventions (injections), alcohol use, smoking
Time frame
Admission (baseline)Sponsors and contacts
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