Status:

COMPLETED

Sinew Acupuncture for de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Lead Sponsor:

The University of Hong Kong

Conditions:

de Quervain's Tenosynovitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Background: Prevalence of de Quervain's Tenosynovitis (dQt) is estimated at 0.5% among men and 1.3% among women. As there is an increasing length of time in smart phone usage, the prevalence is belie...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • people aged ≥18 years who have clinically diagnosed de Quervain's Tenosynovitis on one or both wrists based on the discrete tenderness of the first extensor compartment and a positive Finkelstein test.
  • pain persisting for ≥3 months,
  • with an average ≥40 mm in VAS in the week prior to the screening visit.

Exclusion

  • subjects who have possible traumatic or neoplastic origin of symptoms, subjects who have uncontrolled concomitant disease (such as diabetes mellitus or coagulopathy),
  • prior treatment in the last 4 weeks with acupuncture, Tuina, physiotherapy, extracorporeal shock wave therapy, low-level laser therapy, steroid injection and/or surgery at the same anatomical location,
  • inability to fill in follow-up forms or absence of self-determination in the participating patient.
  • subjects who are pregnant.
  • serious mental problem, SLUMS≤19

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 6 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

September 1 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

68 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03472443

Start Date

June 6 2018

End Date

September 1 2019

Last Update

July 29 2022

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The Hong Kong Tuberculosis, Association The University of Hong Kong Clinical Centre for Teaching and Research in Chinese Medicine

Aberdeen, Hong Kong