Status:
UNKNOWN
Acupuncture for Treatment of Chronic LBP, RCT, Single Blinded
Lead Sponsor:
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is effective and safe in the treatment of chronic LBP.
Detailed Description
The purpose of this study is as follows: 1. pain : VAS 2. Function : Roland Disability Scale 3. Side effect 4. Validity
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Having chronic, non-specific, LBP of at least 3 months' duration over 20 years old.
- Back pain must be the chief complaint
- Having normal neurological test
- Having signature voluntarily an IRB-approved consent form at enrollment
Exclusion
- Potential spinal disease (e.g. a spinal tumor, infection or fracture etc)
- Other diseases (e.g. bleeding disease, dementia,epilepsy, neurogenic disorder etc)
- Planned or got lumbar surgery
- The prior use of acupuncture within the past 6 months
- Inflammatory arthritis
- The current use of systematic corticosteroids, narcotics, anticoagulants, muscle relaxants
- The involvement in legal problem related to LBP
- Refusal to be randomized
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
Estimated Enrollment :
50 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00353847
Start Date
July 1 2006
Last Update
November 16 2006
Active Locations (1)
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1
Wonkwang University Hospital
Gwangju, Gwangju, South Korea, 503-310