An observational study in Athletic Injuries, sponsored by Sabine Klein. Terminated at 3 sites in Switzerland. Open to participants aged 18 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2018-09-06.
Sponsored by Sabine Klein · Observational
The purpose of this observational study is to investigate the treatment of complaints following sports injuries with Traditional Chinese Medicine by therapists in Switzerland.
In Switzerland, still very little is known about the treatment with TCM (acupuncture, Chinese medicinal therapy, Tuina massage, nutrition, qigong) under everyday conditions. The importance of non-medical therapists in the healthcare system is rarely investigated. It is likely that patients with chronic injuries use several therapies (including conventional medicine) in a pragmatic way. They may apply TCM either due to primary preference or because other forms of therapy fail to produce satisfactory results.
There is evidence from randomized controlled trials and systematic reviews that acupuncture can be effective in the treatment of acute and chronic back pain, chronic shoulder pain and ankle sprains.
Randomized controlled trials usually investigate a single TCM method, in which therapists or physicians are limited in the selection of acupuncture points or herbal formulas. This does not reflect the complex practice, where several TCM methods and auxiliary techniques are combined.
The investigators aim to investigate in a prospective observational study how complaints following sports injuries are treated by non-medical TCM therapists in Switzerland under everyday conditions.
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This study's enrollment of 2 is below the median of 135 across 1,597 observational studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.
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Patients seeking TCM treatment due to complaints following sports injuries.
Exclusion Criteria:
TCM treatment (e.g. acupuncture, Tuina massage, Chinese herbal medicine, moxibustion, electroacupuncture, ear acupuncture)
Other: TCM treatment
change in minimal and maximal pain
visual analogue scale (0-10)
Time frame: first treatment, last treatment (max. 3 months)
change in limitation during sports
visual analogue scale (0-10)
Time frame: first treatment, last treatment (max. 3 months)
medication intake
Time frame: first treatment, last treatment (max. 3 months)
patient satisfaction with therapy
6 point Likert scale
Time frame: 6 months
number of therapeutic sessions
Time frame: 3 months
TCM methods applied
Time frame: 3 months
Plan to share: No
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