Acupuncture showdown: which needle works best for chronic pain?

NCT ID NCT02979574

Ongoing Symptom relief Sponsor: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study compares personalized electro-acupuncture and auricular-acupuncture against usual care for treating chronic pain in adults with musculoskeletal pain or fibromyalgia. Participants are split into three groups: two receive different acupuncture methods, and one receives standard care for 12 weeks before switching to acupuncture. The goal is to see which approach better reduces pain intensity and interference.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

agnosia Chronic Pain chronic pain syndrome fibromyalgia Musculoskeletal Pain Pain

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

CHRONIC PAIN FIBROMYALGIA MUSCULOSKELETAL PAIN PAIN MANAGEMENT

Contacts and locations

Locations

Memorial Sloan Kettering Basking Ridge

Basking Ridge, New Jersey, 07920, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Bergen

Montvale, New Jersey, 07645, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center

New York, New York, 10065, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Commack

Commack, New York, 11725, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Monmouth

Middletown, New Jersey, 07748, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Rockville Centre

Rockville Centre, New York, 11570, United States
Memorial Sloan Kettering Westchester

Harrison, New York, 10604, United States

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