Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:36 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 5:36 PM
NCT ID:
NCT02697968
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
1. with a diagnosis of AS and fulfilled either ASAS criteria or Modified New York criteria,
2. Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, BASDAI ≥4,
3. currently taking analgesic or NSAIDs for pain control,
4. spinal pain assessment score≥4 on a numerical rating scale (NRS; 0-10 scale)
Exclusion Criteria:
1. having active skin lesion or open wound over the needle placement areas;
2. having heart disease, bleeding disorder or taking anticoagulant drugs
3. have previous acupuncture experience 12 months before the baseline,
4. are pregnant, breast-feeding or of childbearing potential but not using adequate contraception;
5. having psoriasis, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, psoriatic arthritis or reactive arthritis;
6. having unstable medical condition such as liver and/or kidney failure or cancers.;
7. concurrently taking or injecting steroid.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Study:
NCT02697968
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT02697968