Acupuncture for Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome in the Primary Care Setting

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Conditions studied: Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome

In brief

The investigators want to investigate whether the KB2 acupuncture protocol is an effective method for decreasing pain and improving physical function in adult subjects with medial tibial stress syndrome. The investigators hypothesize that there will be significant improvement in both the acute and long-term timeframes, with respect to measures of pain and function. The investigators will measure shin pain immediately prior to treatment (baseline), immediately after initial treatment, one-, two-, and four-weeks following treatment, then again at three months post-treatment. Functional status will be evaluated at the above intervals using the Pain Disability Index. The Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (MTSS) Score is a newly developed scoring system for subject-reported outcomes in evaluating treatment of MTSS, and this will be used to evaluate pain relief and physical functional status at initial treatment (baseline) and again at the four-week follow-up. If at the four-week follow-up no significant improvement is noted, subjects in the non-acupuncture treatment group will be given the option to crossover to another KB2 acupuncture treatment regimen, with follow-up as previously noted.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03753373

Run by

Eglin AFB Regional Hospital

People needed

81

Starts

2019-01-11

Expected to finish

2021-11-23

Last updated by the study team

2021-11-30

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Male and female DoD beneficiaries, age 18 years or older,
• Diagnosed with medial tibial stress syndrome (in one or both of their lower extremities) OR subjects meeting criteria of pain in the posteromedial tibia with exercise and direct palpation of the posteromedial tibia. Subjects with acute and chronic diagnoses will be included.

You may not qualify if…

• Pregnant
• Any of the following in the lower extremity being included into the study:
• Active cellulitis of lower extremity
• Tibial stress fracture
• If they have ever had any prior acupuncture for medial tibial stress syndrome using the defined KB-2 points.
• Use of anticoagulants
• Neurologic deficits, to include abnormal sensation, hypo- or hyper-active reflexes, muscle weakness not attributable to pain
• History of needle-shock with acupuncture

Where it is running

• 96th Medical Group — Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, United States

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