Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr Hugh MacPherson
ORCID ID
Contact details
Department of Health Sciences
University of York
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1904 312394
hm18@york.ac.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N/A
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
Study hypothesis
That a randomised controlled trial is feasible and this design can be optimised in a pilot study
Ethics approval
Approved by the York Local Research Ethics Committee in April 2005, reference number: 05/Q1108/14)
Study design
A pilot for a randomised controlled trial (RCT)
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Not specified
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Chronic neck pain
Intervention
Acupuncture plus usual GP care versus usual GP care alone
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
Northwick Park neck pain questionnaire
Secondary outcome measures
1. Quality of life
2. EQ-5D
3. Medication use
Overall trial start date
01/05/2005
Overall trial end date
01/09/2008
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Consulted general practitioner (GP) in the previous 12 months with neck pain, at least 18 years old, with neck pain duration of at least four weeks
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
30
Participant exclusion criteria
Known serious pathology (cancer), rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondilitis, abnormal neurology in upper arms, main pain below the elbow, or in some other part of the body, surgery on the neck, haemophilia, currently receiving acupuncture, pending litigation related to their neck, unable to give informed consent
Recruitment start date
01/05/2005
Recruitment end date
01/09/2008
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Health Sciences
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University of York (UK)
Sponsor details
Research and Industry Office
Heslington
York
YO10 5DD
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1904 435102
smf3@york.ac.uk
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
University/education
Funder name
University of York
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)