Effect of Acupuncture and Pain Medication on Radicular Pain Using QST

Completed 56 enrolled Massachusetts General Hospital National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) · collab

RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindOther

Summary

In this aim, we propose to conduct a double blinded, placebo-controlled, and randomized clinical trial to compare the clinical effectiveness of radicular pain relief by either acupuncture therapy or a course of pain medication (e.g., Gabapentin) using Quantitative Sensory Testing (QST).

Timeline

Start: 2012-12
Primary completion: 2021-12
Completion: 2021-12

Publications

Chen L, Deng H, Houle T, Zhang Y, Ahmed S, Zhang W, Sullivan S, Opalacz A, Roth S, Filatava EJ, Stabach K, Vo T, Malarick C, Kim H, You Z, Shen S, Mao J. Comparison between acupuncture therapy and gabapentin for chronic pain: a pilot study. Acupunct Med. 2021 Dec;39(6):619-628. doi: 10.1177/09645284211026683. Epub 2021 Jul 29.

Drugs

Evaluation	Drug	Modality	Dose	Route
Comparator	Gabapentin	Small molecule	—	—

Indications

No indication recorded.