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NCT07240623: DALA
Comparison of Manual Acupuncture at Distal Acupoints Versus Electroacupuncture at Local Acupoints in Patients With Acute Neck Pain Due to Cervical Spondylosis
NA trial testing Manual acupuncture at distal acupoints in Cervical Spondylosis in 124 participants. Completed in 15 May 2025.
30 April 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | School of Medicine - Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh city |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 124 |
| Start date | 25 September 2024 |
| Primary completion | 30 April 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 15 May 2025 |
| Sites | 1 location across Vietnam |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Manual acupuncture at distal acupoints
- Electroacupuncture at local acupoints
Conditions studied
- Cervical Spondylosis — all drugs for Cervical Spondylosis →
- Acute Neck Pain — all drugs for Acute Neck Pain →
- Neck Pain Musculoskeletal — all drugs for Neck Pain Musculoskeletal →
- Degenerative Cervical Spine — all drugs for Degenerative Cervical Spine →
Sponsor
School of Medicine - Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh city
Who can join
Adults 30 to 70, any sex, with Cervical Spondylosis or Acute Neck Pain. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
This study is a randomized, single-blind, controlled clinical trial involving two groups: manual acupuncture and electroacupuncture, with 62 participants in each group. All participants received treatment once daily for 10 consecutive days, combined with at least 10 minutes of active cervical spine exercises per session. Participants were allowed to take one 500 mg tablet of paracetamol if the pain exceeded their tolerance threshold, with a minimum interval of 6 hours between doses and a maximum daily dose of 1,500 mg. The number of tablets taken each day was recorded. No other analgesic interventions were permitted during the study period. The objective of this study was to compare and evaluate the effectiveness of the two interventions in improving pain intensity (VAS score) and limitations of cervical range of motion after each treatment session. In addition, adverse events were monitored and recorded after every intervention.
Publications & conference data
No peer-reviewed publications indexed yet for this trial. Completed trials usually publish results within 12-18 months.
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT07240623 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by School of Medicine - Vietnam National University at Ho Chi Minh city
- Last refreshed: 21 November 2025
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