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. 2016 Nov 17;2016(11):CD004870. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004870.pub5
Trial name or title Acupuncture as analgesia for non‐emergent acute non‐specific neck pain, ankle sprain and primary headache in an emergency department setting: a protocol for a parallel‐group, randomised, controlled pilot trial
Methods Protocol for RCT
Participants 40 patients with non‐emergent acute neck pain, ankle sprain or primary headache
Interventions Acupuncture + standard emergency department care vs same
Outcomes Numeric Rating Scale for pain (NRS), Neck Disability Index (NDI), participant‐reported overall improvement
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Contact information ‐‐
Notes To be determined if number of participants with neck pain is sufficient and extractable data are available and/or if primary headaches are of cervical origin