Radiating Pain in the Upper ExtremityNCT06086899
The Efficacy and Safety of Early MSAT on Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity
A study testing Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene) and Korean medical treatment in people with Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity, run by Jaseng Medical Foundation at 1 site in South Korea.
Trial summary
This study is a open-label, randomized controlled trail. condition/disease: radiating pain in the upper extremity. treatment/intervention: motion style acupuncture treatment Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 19 to 69 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity
- What is being tested?
- Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene) and Korean medical treatment
- Type of treatment
- Surgery or procedure
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 100 participants
- Where
- 1 siteSouth Korea
- Study dates
- 6 Nov 2023to 30 Dec 2024
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 19 to 69 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Patients aged 19-69 years on the date they sign the consent form.
- Patients who are suffered byradiating pain in the upper extremity that occurred within 3 days after traffic accident.
- Patients who are hospitalized due to traffic accident.
- Patients with NRS of radiating pain ≥ 5.
- Patients who provide consent to participate in the trial and return the informed consent form.
Who cannot join
- Patients with a specific serious disease that may cause radiating pain: malignancy, spondylitis, inflammatory spondylitis, etc.
- Patients with progressive neurological deficits or with severe neurological symptoms.
- Patients with medical history of cervical surgery or thoracic surgery within the last three weeks.
- Patients who have radiating pain in upper extremity before the traffic accident.
- Patients with a specific serious disease that may interfere with the interpretation of the therapeutic effects or results: malignancy, spondylitis, inflammatory spondylitis, etc.
- Patients who are taking steroids, immunosuppressants, mental illness drugs, or other drugs that may affect the results of the study.
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- If acupuncture is inadequate or unsafe: patients with hemorrhagic, receiving anticoagulants, severe diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
- Patients who are pregnant or planning to become pregnant.
- Patients who are participated in clinical trials other than observational studies without therapeutic intervention.
- Patients who are difficult to complete the research participation agreement.
- Other patients whose participation in the trial is judged by a researcher to be problematic.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
South Korea1 site
Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Seoul, Gangnam-Gu, 135-896
About this study
Official title: The Effect of Early MSAT Treatment on Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity Caused by Traffic Accidents: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
This study is a open-label, randomized controlled trail. condition/disease: radiating pain in the upper extremity. treatment/intervention: motion style acupuncture treatment
Read the detailed description
"Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment(MSAT) is a therapeutic technique using acupuncture needle created in Jaseng Hospital. This treatment involves patients with musculoskeletal pain to move the part of their body actively during acupuncture treatment under physicians' observation. This treatment is known to relieve the pain and increase the range of motion(ROM). However, there has been no specific value for the effect of this treatment.
So, we conducted a randomized controlled trials to verify the efficacy and safety of MSAT on radiating pain in the upper extremity. From November 2023 to December 2024, we collected 100 inpatients who were suffered from radiating pain in the upper extremity with the numeric rating scale(NRS) over 5 after injury by acute traffic accident(TA). For experimental group(n=50), we conducted MSAT three times(on 2nd, 3rd and 4th day of hospitalization) and other Korean medical treatment. For control group(n=50), just Korean medical treatment except MSAT was conducted. For these two groups, we compared NRS, Visual Analogue Scale(VAS), Neck Disability Index(NDI), C-SPINE MRI, EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)."
- Conditions
- Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity
- Being tested
- Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene), Korean medical treatment
- Keywords
- Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment, Radiating pain
- Medical subject headings
- Pain
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene)Procedure or surgery
Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment(MSAT) is a therapeutic technique using acupuncture needle created in Jaseng Hospital. This treatment involves patients with musculoskeletal pain to move the part of their body actively during acupuncture treatment under physicians' observation
Korean medical treatmentProcedure or surgery
acupuncture treatment, chuna, pharmacoacupuncture, Korean herbal medicine
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene) | Experimental | The MSAT group recieved 3 sessions of MSAT; on second, third, fourth day after hospitalization. A trained doctor of Korean medicine with at least 3 years of clinical experience conducted the MSAT.
The MSAT group were also treated with other Korean medical treatment everyday: acupuncture, chuna, pharmacoacupuncture and Korean herbal medicine. Receives: Procedure: Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene); Procedure: Korean medical treatment |
| Korean medical treatment | Active comparator | The control group were received Korean medical treatment everyday after hospitalization: acupuncture, chuna, pharmacoacupuncture and Korean herbal medicine. Receives: Procedure: Korean medical treatment |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) of radiating pain
NRS is a pain scale in which the patient indicates their subjective pain as a whole number from 0 to 10. The participant is asked to report their leg pain and discomfort using NRS, where 0 indicates 'no pain or discomfort' and 10 indicates 'the most severe pain and discomfort imaginable'.
Measured: Screening, Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
Secondary outcomes (7)
Location of Radiating pain
The location of radiating pain varies depending on the nerve. The assessor will ask patients where the pain occur.
Measured: Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
VAS of Radiating pain
VAS is an assessment index in which the patient records their pain on a 100mm line from 'no pain' at one end, and 'the most severe pain imaginable' at the other end.
Measured: Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
C-SPINE MRI
We will examine the results of patients who underwent MRI. The investor will conduct whether or not MRI was performed, date of operation, presence of cervical disc herniation, grade of cervical disc herniation, area of cervical disc herniation, classification of disc degeneration, presence of stenosis.
Measured: Taken within ±14 days of hospitalization
NRS of Neck pain
NRS is a pain scale in which the patient indicates their subjective pain as a whole number from 0 to 10. The participant is asked to report their leg pain and discomfort using NRS, where 0 indicates 'no pain or discomfort' and 10 indicates 'the most severe pain and discomfort imaginable'.
Measured: Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
NDI
NRS is a pain scale in which the patient indicates their subjective pain as a whole number from 0 to 10. The participant is asked to report their leg pain and discomfort using NRS, where 0 indicates 'no pain or discomfort' and 10 indicates 'the most severe pain and discomfort imaginable'.
Measured: Baseline(day2), day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
EQ-5D
The EQ-5D is a method of indirectly calculating the weights of certain health states for quality of life after a multidimensional investigation of health states, and is the most widely used instrument for this purpose. The EQ-5D consists of 5 questions about current health state (mobility, self-care, usual activities, pain, anxiety/depression), and each question is scored on a 5-point Likert scale (1=no problems, 3=moderate problems, 5=severe problems). In this study, the investigators will use the Korean version of the EQ-5D, which has been demonstrated to be valid.
Measured: Baseline(day2), day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3 months after enrollment
PGIC
The PGIC is an index that assesses improvements in functional limitation caused by whiplash injury. Participants rate the improvement in functional limitations after treatment on a 7-point Likert scale (1=Very much improved, 4=No change, 7=Very much worse). This index was originally developed for use in Psychology, but is currently used in various other medical fields to assess improvements in pain
Measured: day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3 months after enrollment
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted17 Oct 2023
- Study start6 Nov 2023
- Primary completion30 Jul 2024
- Study completion30 Dec 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Radiating Pain in the Upper ExtremityStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- A Pragmatic randomized controlled trial
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Jaseng Medical Foundation
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- In-Hyuk Ha, phD, Principal investigator, Jaseng Medical Foundation
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06086899
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- JS-CT-2023-06
- Status last verified
- Aug 2026
- First submitted
- 12 Oct 2023
- Last updated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 17 Aug 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effect of Early MSAT Treatment on Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity Caused by Traffic Accidents: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06086899
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- JS-CT-2023-06
- Conditions
- Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity
- Keywords
- Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment, Radiating pain
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 100 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Jaseng Medical FoundationUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 6 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jul 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 30 Dec 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 17 Oct 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This study is a open-label, randomized controlled trail. condition/disease: radiating pain in the upper extremity. treatment/intervention: motion style acupuncture treatment
Detailed description
"Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment(MSAT) is a therapeutic technique using acupuncture needle created in Jaseng Hospital. This treatment involves patients with musculoskeletal pain to move the part of their body actively during acupuncture treatment under physicians' observation. This treatment is known to relieve the pain and increase the range of motion(ROM). However, there has been no specific value for the effect of this treatment.
So, we conducted a randomized controlled trials to verify the efficacy and safety of MSAT on radiating pain in the upper extremity. From November 2023 to December 2024, we collected 100 inpatients who were suffered from radiating pain in the upper extremity with the numeric rating scale(NRS) over 5 after injury by acute traffic accident(TA). For experimental group(n=50), we conducted MSAT three times(on 2nd, 3rd and 4th day of hospitalization) and other Korean medical treatment. For control group(n=50), just Korean medical treatment except MSAT was conducted. For these two groups, we compared NRS, Visual Analogue Scale(VAS), Neck Disability Index(NDI), C-SPINE MRI, EuroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) and Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC)."
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- A Pragmatic randomized controlled trial
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene) | Experimental | Procedure: Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene), Procedure: Korean medical treatmentThe MSAT group recieved 3 sessions of MSAT; on second, third, fourth day after hospitalization. A trained doctor of Korean medicine with at least 3 years of clinical experience conducted the MSAT. The MSAT group were also treated with other Korean medical treatment everyday: acupuncture, chuna, pharmacoacupuncture and Korean herbal medicine. |
| Korean medical treatment | Active comparator | Procedure: Korean medical treatmentThe control group were received Korean medical treatment everyday after hospitalization: acupuncture, chuna, pharmacoacupuncture and Korean herbal medicine. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 19 to 69 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (5 listed)
- Patients aged 19-69 years on the date they sign the consent form.
- Patients who are suffered byradiating pain in the upper extremity that occurred within 3 days after traffic accident.
- Patients who are hospitalized due to traffic accident.
- Patients with NRS of radiating pain ≥ 5.
- Patients who provide consent to participate in the trial and return the informed consent form.
Key exclusion criteria (11 listed)
- Patients with a specific serious disease that may cause radiating pain: malignancy, spondylitis, inflammatory spondylitis, etc.
- Patients with progressive neurological deficits or with severe neurological symptoms.
- Patients with medical history of cervical surgery or thoracic surgery within the last three weeks.
- Patients who have radiating pain in upper extremity before the traffic accident.
- Patients with a specific serious disease that may interfere with the interpretation of the therapeutic effects or results: malignancy, spondylitis, inflammatory spondylitis, etc.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene)Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment(MSAT) is a therapeutic technique using acupuncture needle created in Jaseng Hospital. This treatment involves patients with musculoskeletal pain to move the part of their body actively during acupuncture treatment under physicians' observation | Procedure or surgery | Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene) |
| Korean medical treatmentacupuncture treatment, chuna, pharmacoacupuncture, Korean herbal medicine | Procedure or surgery | Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene), Korean medical treatment |
Primary outcome
Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) of radiating pain
Time frame: Screening, Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
NRS is a pain scale in which the patient indicates their subjective pain as a whole number from 0 to 10. The participant is asked to report their leg pain and discomfort using NRS, where 0 indicates 'no pain or discomfort' and 10 indicates 'the most severe pain and discomfort imaginable'.
7 secondary outcomes
Location of Radiating pain
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
VAS of Radiating pain
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
C-SPINE MRI
Time frame: Taken within ±14 days of hospitalization
NRS of Neck pain
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
NDI
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment
EQ-5D
Time frame: Baseline(day2), day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3 months after enrollment
PGIC
Time frame: day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3 months after enrollment
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 17 Aug 2026.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
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Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Cervical motion style acupuncture treatment(Trapezius, Rhomboid, Scalene) and Korean medical treatment in people with Radiating Pain in the Upper Extremity, run by Jaseng Medical Foundation at 1 site in South Korea.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 5 inclusion and 11 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 17 Aug 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in South Korea. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Numeric Rating Scale(NRS) of radiating pain (time frame: Screening, Baseline(day2), day3, day4, day5, Discharge 1 day, 1month after enrollment, 3month after enrollment). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 17 Aug 2026.