PEACE: Comparing Chronic Pain Treatment Options



Status:Recruiting
Conditions:Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain, Chronic Pain, Fibromyalgia
Therapuetic Areas:Musculoskeletal, Rheumatology
Healthy:No
Age Range:18 - Any
Updated:3/16/2019
Start Date:November 2016
End Date:November 2019
Contact:Jun Mao, MD, MSCE
Phone:646-888-0808

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Personalize Electro-acupuncture vs. Auricular-acupuncture Comparative Effectiveness

The purpose of this study is to compare two types of acupuncture with usual care on treating
chronic pain. This study has three groups. Two groups will received acupuncture. One group
will receive usual standard of care for 12 weeks and then will receive acupuncture.
Acupuncture is an ancient Chinese technique of using very thin needles inserted in the skin
to treat different symptoms and illness, and to promote healing. Each group will undergo a
different method of needle administration.


Inclusion Criteria:

- English speaking

- Age >/= 18 years or older

- Having musculoskeletal pain, defined as regional (joints, extremities, back, neck) or
more generalized (fibromyalgia or chronic widespread pain)

- Having a pain rating of 4 or greater in worst pain on a 1-10 numerical rating scale in
the preceding week (Patients with a neuropathic component to their pain that involves
the extremities or back will be eligible)

- Having had pain for at least 3 months and at least 15 days with pain in the preceding
30 days

- A diagnosis of cancer with no restrictions placed on type of cancer, other than that
patients with metastatic disease will be excluded. Eligibility criteria are not
restricted to MSK confirmed biopsy/diagnosis. Participating institution's testing is
sufficient for other study sites.

- Complete active treatment (surgery, chemotherapy, and/or radiotherapy) at least one
month prior to study initiation (patients on continued hormone treatment will not be
excluded).

Exclusion Criteria:

- Have non-musculoskeletal pain syndromes (headache, facial pain, chest pain, visceral
abdominal pain) if these are the sole source of pain, but can be present as co-morbid
conditions as long as a patient has a primary musculoskeletal pain condition defined s
above.

- Inflammatory arthritis that require disease modifying drugs (e.g. rheumatoid
arthritis)

- Phantom limb pain

- Patients with a history of metastatic cancer who are not currently NED

- Have a pending pain-related VA or social security or worker's comp disability claim by
self-report

- Have an implanted electronically charged medical device
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