RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT07187336

The Efficacy and Safety of Shoulder Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT) on in Patients With Shoulder Pain Caused by Traffic Accidents

The Efficacy and Safety of Shoulder Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT) on in Patients With Shoulder Pain Caused by Traffic Accidents: A Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial

Sponsor

Jaseng Medical Foundation

Enrollment

98 participants

Start Date

Nov 2, 2025

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Shoulder Pain

Summary

This study will test the effectiveness and safety of Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT) for shoulder pain caused by traffic accidents. About 98 hospitalized patients with acute shoulder pain after a traffic accident will take part. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: MSAT + integrative Korean medicine group (acupuncture, herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture, Chuna therapy, plus MSAT), or Integrative Korean medicine only group (acupuncture, herbal medicine, pharmacopuncture, Chuna therapy). MSAT involves inserting needles into the shoulder area and gently moving the joint to improve pain relief and mobility. All treatments used in this study are standard care in Korean medicine. The main outcomes are pain reduction, shoulder movement, daily function, quality of life, and patient satisfaction. Safety will also be monitored by recording any side effects such as temporary soreness, bruising, or discomfort. Treatment will be provided during hospitalization (up to 5 days), and patients will be followed up by phone at 2 weeks and 1 month after enrollment. The results of this trial will help determine whether adding MSAT to standard integrative Korean medicine treatment provides greater benefit for patients with acute shoulder pain after traffic accidents.

Eligibility

Min Age: 19 YearsMax Age: 70 Years

Inclusion Criteria4

Adults aged 19 to 70 years
Hospitalized with shoulder pain within 5 days after a traffic accident
Shoulder pain intensity ≥ 5 on the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) with observed limitation of movement
Able and willing to provide written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria13

Serious conditions causing shoulder pain (e.g., malignant tumor, infection)
Progressive or severe neurological deficits
Recent shoulder surgery or procedure within 3 weeks
Shoulder pain mainly due to non-shoulder disorders (e.g., fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout)
Contraindications to MSAT (e.g., fracture, dislocation, ligament rupture or instability, severe inflammation)
Chronic diseases interfering with assessment (e.g., cardiovascular disease, renal disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy)
Current use of steroids, immunosuppressants, psychiatric drugs, or other medications that may affect results
Contraindications to acupuncture (e.g., bleeding disorders, anticoagulant use, severe diabetes, severe cardiovascular disease)
Pregnant or planning pregnancy
Severe psychiatric illness
Participation in another interventional clinical trial
Unable to provide informed consent
Any other condition deemed inappropriate by the investigator

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Interventions

PROCEDUREShoulder MSAT Group

Shoulder Motion Style Acupuncture Treatment (MSAT) involves inserting acupuncture needles into specific points around the shoulder joint, then guiding or assisting the patient's shoulder movements while the needles remain in place. This combined technique is intended to maximize acupuncture effects by stimulating both the needles and the joint motion. In this study, MSAT will be performed once daily for three consecutive days (hospital days 2-4), in addition to standard integrative Korean medicine treatment (acupuncture, pharmacopuncture, Chuna manual therapy, and herbal medicine). Each MSAT session lasts about 10-20 minutes. This distinguishes the intervention from the comparator arm, which receives integrative Korean medicine treatment only, without MSAT.

PROCEDUREIntegrative Korean Medicine Only Group

Participants in this group receive only standard integrative Korean medicine treatments, without MSAT. Treatments include acupuncture (6-10 points, 15-20 minutes per session), pharmacopuncture (injection of herbal extracts at acupuncture points), Chuna manual therapy (10-15 minutes daily), and herbal medicine (oral decoction extracts taken twice daily). This arm serves as the comparator to distinguish the additional effects of MSAT, since both groups receive the same integrative Korean medicine but only the experimental arm includes Shoulder MSAT.