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title: Clinical Effect of Long Round Needle
nct_id: NCT05587075
overall_status: COMPLETED
phase: NA
sponsor: Zhanqing Xie
study_type: INTERVENTIONAL
primary_condition: Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy
countries: China
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ct_last_update_post_date: 2022-10-19
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# Clinical Effect of Long Round Needle

**Official Title:** Clinical Effect and Safety Analysis of Liu Yingmin Long Round Needle in the Treatment of Cervical Spondylotic Radiotelegraphy and Its Effect on Pain and Functional Recovery

**NCT ID:** [NCT05587075](https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05587075)

## Key Facts

- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study Type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Target Enrollment:** 98
- **Lead Sponsor:** Zhanqing Xie
- **Conditions:** Cervical Spondylotic Radiculopathy
- **Start Date:** 2020-01-01
- **Completion Date:** 2022-04-30
- **CT.gov Last Update:** 2022-10-19

## Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test in the clinical effect of long round needle in the treatment of cervical spondylotic radiculopathy, and analyze its safety and its influence on pain and functional recovery. The main question it aims to answer is whether long round needle therapy for patients with cervical spondylotic radiculopathy is effective and safe. Participants will be selected as the research objects. They will randomly divided into control group (n = 49) and observation group (n = 49). The control group was treated with filiform needle, and the observation group was treated with long round needle. Researchers will compare the two groups to see the differences on the therapeutic effect, safety, Neck dysfunction index (NDI), pain score (McGill pain questionnaire, MPQ), quality of life (Generic Quality of Life Inventory-74, GQOL-74), and levels of inflammatory factors.

## Eligibility

- **Sex:** ALL
- **Healthy Volunteers:** No

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Inclusion Criteria:

(1) meet the efficacy criteria for disease certificate diagnosis of Traditional Chinese medicine\[4\]In the category of "Arthralgia Syndrome" and "Stiff neck", the main diseases: numbness and pain in the shoulder, neck and upper limbs, secondary diseases: unfavorable neck movement, hard, heavy head, thin coating, reddish tongue; (2) cervical X-ray shows hyperplasia of the vertebral body; (3) the patient or family members are informed and signed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

(1) patients with severe periarthritis of shoulder and mixed cervical spondylosis; (2) spinal canal space-occupying lesions and cervical spine tumors; (3) serious immune system diseases and infectious diseases; (4) liver and kidney insufficiency; (5) cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; (6) mental diseases or medical history; (6) patients with incomplete clinical data and poor compliance.
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## Arms

- **Control group** (ACTIVE_COMPARATOR) — The control group was treated with filiform needle.
- **Observation group** (EXPERIMENTAL) — The observation group was treated with long round needle.

## Interventions

- **Filiform needle** (PROCEDURE) — A needle treatment: guide patients take lying or sitting, keep relaxed, select Jingjiaji Point, Fengchi Point, Jianjing Point, Tianzhu Point, Houxi point, Hegu Point, Waiguan Point, preoperative, marker points, conventional disinfection, application specification of 0.35mmx50mm disposable sterile acupuncture needle, in the marker quick needle subcutaneous, slow needle to feel acid swelling feeling, keep needle 30min, once a day, last 5d for 1 course, a total of 4 courses of treatment.
- **Long round needle** (PROCEDURE) — Long round needle treatment: mark tendon lesions, take 3-5 tendon lesion points for needle point, after injection of 0.5% lidocaine 1mL, local anesthesia, to hold long round needle, slowly hierarchical detection to tendon lesion points, patients feel acid, hemp, swelling feeling is appropriate, to close method line knot treatment: straight to tendon lesions point surface, scraping, to remove the surface adhesion. Do not cross the superficial surface of the clavicle, sternocleidomastoid muscle deep surface, gentle action. After the needle was released, the pinhole was covered with a disposable dressing, bandaged for 2d, once a week, once for 1 course, and for a total of 4 courses of treatment.

## Primary Outcomes

- **Neck dysfunction index (NDI)** _(time frame: Before treament)_ — Neck dysfunction index (NDI) was used, with 10 items, 0-5 points for each item, and the total score was 0-50 points. The score value was inversely related to the patient's cervical spine function.
- **Neck dysfunction index (NDI)** _(time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year and 10 months)_ — Neck dysfunction index (NDI) was used, with 10 items, 0-5 points for each item, and the total score was 0-50 points. The score value was inversely related to the patient's cervical spine function.
- **McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ) score** _(time frame: Before treament)_ — Neck dysfunction index (NDI) was used, with 10 items, 0-5 points for each item, and the total score was 0-50 points. The score value was inversely related to the patient's cervical spine function.
- **McGill pain questionnaire (MPQ) score** _(time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year and 10 months)_ — Neck dysfunction index (NDI) was used, with 10 items, 0-5 points for each item, and the total score was 0-50 points. The score value was inversely related to the patient's cervical spine function.
- **comprehensive assessment questionnaire (GQOL-74) scale** _(time frame: Before treament)_ — Using the comprehensive assessment questionnaire (GQOL-74) scale, mainly including psychological function, social function, physical function and other items, the score value is positively correlated with the quality of life of patients.
- **comprehensive assessment questionnaire (GQOL-74) scale** _(time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year and 10 months)_ — Using the comprehensive assessment questionnaire (GQOL-74) scale, mainly including psychological function, social function, physical function and other items, the score value is positively correlated with the quality of life of patients.
- **interleukin-8 (IL-8) level** _(time frame: Before treament)_ — 5mL of fasting venous blood was extracted from the two groups before and after treatment, centrifuged at 3000 r/min and 8cm for 10 min.
- **interleukin-8 (IL-8) level** _(time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year and 10 months)_ — 5mL of fasting venous blood was extracted from the two groups before and after treatment, centrifuged at 3000 r/min and 8cm for 10 min.
- **interleukin-10 (IL-10) level** _(time frame: Before treament)_ — 5mL of fasting venous blood was extracted from the two groups before and after treatment, centrifuged at 3000 r/min and 8cm for 10 min.
- **interleukin-10 (IL-10) level** _(time frame: Through study completion, an average of 1 year and 10 months)_ — 5mL of fasting venous blood was extracted from the two groups before and after treatment, centrifuged at 3000 r/min and 8cm for 10 min.

## Locations (1)

- Zhanqing, Baoding, Hebei, China

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