Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain
Authors: Hugh MacPherson
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2016)

Letters1 March 2016Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck PainHugh MacPherson, BSc, on behalf of the ATLAS Project TeamHugh MacPherson, BScFrom University of York, York, United Kingdom., on behalf of the ATLAS Project TeamAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L15-0632 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE:In our trial of Alexander Technique or acupuncture for chronic neck pain, we registered our primary outcome measure, the Northwick Park Neck Pain Questionnaire, and specified that it would be "measured at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months" (1). Drysdale and colleagues incorrectly state that "3 primary outcomes (1 score at 3 time points) were prespecified." In our protocol (2), published 2 years before the main trial results, we specified that the 12-month outcome on this questionnaire was our primary outcome end point. Hence, we reported that outcome as the primary end point in our article that provided ...References1. The ATLAS neck pain trial. ISRTCN Registry. BioMed Central. 11 March 2015. Accessed at www.controlled-trials.com/ISRCTN15186354 on 25 January 2016. Google Scholar2. MacPherson H, Tilbrook HE, Richmond SJ, Atkin K, Ballard K, Bland M, et al. Alexander Technique Lessons, Acupuncture Sessions or usual care for patients with chronic neck pain (ATLAS): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials. 2013;14:209. [PMID: 23841901] doi:10.1186/1745-6215-14-209 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3. Schulz KF, Altman DG, Moher D; CONSORT Group. CONSORT 2010 statement: updated guidelines for reporting parallel group randomised trials. BMJ. 2010;340:c332. [PMID: 20332509] doi:10.1136/bmj.c332 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: From University of York, York, United Kingdom.Disclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M15-0667. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAlexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain Hugh MacPherson , Helen Tilbrook , Stewart Richmond , Julia Woodman , Kathleen Ballard , Karl Atkin , Martin Bland , Janet Eldred , Holly Essex , Catherine Hewitt , Ann Hopton , Ada Keding , Harriet Lansdown , Steve Parrott , David Torgerson , Aniela Wenham , and Ian Watt Reported Outcomes of the Alexander Technique Lessons or Acupuncture Sessions for Persons With Chronic Neck Pain Article Henry Drysdale , Ioan Milosevic , Ben Goldacre , and Metrics Cited byPrevalence and Characteristics of Chronic Spinal Pain Patients with Different Hopes (Treatment Goals) for Ongoing Chiropractic CareEffectiveness of Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture for Chronic Neck Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis 1 March 2016Volume 164, Issue 5Page: 376KeywordsAcupunctureDisclosureQuestionnaires ePublished: 1 March 2016 Issue Published: 1 March 2016 Copyright & PermissionsCopyright © 2016 by American College of Physicians. All Rights Reserved.PDF downloadLoading ...