Sham Device, Pill Placebo or Treatment For Arm Pain

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Cumulative Trauma Disorders, Repetitive Strain Injury, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Pain

In brief

This study investigates the role of two active interventions and their placebo effects in randomized control trials. The study conducts two parallel trials of treatments for upper extremity pain secondary to repetitive stress disorder, including carpal tunnel syndrome. The active interventions are amitriptyline and acupuncture. The placebo are sham acupuncture device and placebo pill.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00029497

Run by

National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

People needed

240

Expected to finish

2004-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-03-22

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Treated for repetitive strain injury for at least 3 months at a clinical site in the Greater Boston Area

Where it is running

• Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
• Cambridge Hospital — Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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