Electroacupuncture on Neck Muscle Stiffness in Chronic Neck Pain

NCT ID
NCT07741227
Registry status
Recruiting
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Sponsor
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Conditions
Chronic Neck Pain

Overview

ClinicalTrials.gov lists this study as Recruiting.

Official title: The Immediate Effect of Electroacupuncture on Neck Muscle Stiffness in Individuals With Chronic Neck Pain

Enrollment: 66 participants (Estimated).

What is being studied

  • Intervention: Acupuncture Therapy
  • Intervention: Analgesia
  • Intervention: Anesthesia
  • Intervention: Anesthesia and Analgesia
  • Intervention: Combined Modality Therapy
  • Intervention: Complementary Therapies
  • Intervention: Electric Stimulation Therapy
  • Procedure: Electroacupuncture
  • Intervention: Electroacupuncture
  • Intervention: Physical Therapy Modalities
  • Intervention: Rehabilitation
  • Procedure: Sham Electroacupuncture
  • Intervention: Therapeutics
  • Intervention: Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation

Who may be eligible

Ages
18 Years to 65 Years
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers accepted
No

ClinicalTrials.gov lists the following eligibility criteria.

Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18-65 years 2. Chronic non-specific neck pain persisting for ≥3 months 3. Average pain intensity ≥3 on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale over the past week 4. Pain primarily located in the posterior cervical region, which may radiate to the upper trapezius muscles 5. Able to provide informed consent and sufficient language proficiency to complete questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: 1. Specific pathological causes for neck pain (cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, fracture, infection, tumour, systemic rheumatic disease) 2. History of neck or shoulder surgery 3. Contraindications to acupuncture (severe needle phobia, bleeding disorders, pregnancy) 4. Received acupuncture or other physical therapy for neck pain within the past 6 months

Study locations

1 study location is listed.

Recruiting site status is explicitly provided for 1 location; 1 is listed as Recruiting.

Countries: Hong Kong

Sample of listed locations

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University — Hong Kong, Hong Kong — Recruiting

Study details

Start date
May 1, 2026
Primary completion date
September 30, 2026
Completion date
October 30, 2026
First posted
August 3, 2026

Source and update information

Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
NCT ID
NCT07741227
Registry last updated
August 24, 2026
QualifiedStudies registry data refreshed
October 5, 2026
QualifiedStudies record fetched
October 5, 2026

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