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Electric needles vs. stiff necks: a High-Tech test

NCT ID NCT07741227

Symptom relief Sponsor: The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Aug 03, 2026 · Last updated Aug 25, 2026 · Updated 3 times

Summary

This trial tests whether one 20-minute electroacupuncture session can immediately reduce stiffness in the upper neck muscles of adults with chronic neck pain. Half of the 66 participants will receive real electroacupuncture with mild electrical pulses, while the other half will get a sham (non-penetrating) version to keep them unaware of their group. Using ultrasound-based shear-wave elastography, researchers will objectively measure muscle stiffness before and right after treatment, along with pain, pressure sensitivity, and neck movement. The goal is to see if electroacupuncture offers a measurable, immediate physical change beyond a placebo effect.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Electroacupuncture
What this could lead to
If effective, this could support electroacupuncture as a quick, drug-free way to ease neck muscle stiffness and pain in people with chronic neck pain.
What could go wrong
This is a small, early-stage trial measuring only immediate effects, so any benefit may be short-lived or not apply to everyone. Sham acupuncture is used as a control, and results may not show a clear difference.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.

Participants

About 66 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

May 2026

Expected to finish

Oct 2026

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

18 to 65 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Aged 18-65 years 2. Chronic non-specific neck pain persisting for ≥3 months 3. Average pain intensity ≥3 on a 0-10 Numeric Rating Scale over the past week 4. Pain primarily located in the posterior cervical region, which may radiate to the upper trapezius muscles 5. Able to provide informed consent and sufficient language proficiency to complete questionnaires Exclusion Criteria: 1. Specific pathological causes for neck pain (cervical radiculopathy or myelopathy, fracture, infection, tumour, systemic rheumatic disease) 2. History of neck or shoulder surgery 3. Contraindications to acupuncture (severe needle phobia, bleeding disorders, pregnancy) 4. Received acupuncture or other physical therapy for neck pain within the past 6 months

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Chronic neck pain

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

    RECRUITING

    Hong Kong, Hong Kong

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