Status:
COMPLETED
Acupuncture in Acute Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Oslo
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-55 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Acute low back pain is a common disorder in general practice. Some general practitioners (GPs) treat acute low back pain (LBP) with acupuncture, despite lacking evidence of its effectiveness for this ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adults (20-55 years) who contact their general practitioners office because of acute nonspecific low back pain (0-14 days).
Exclusion
- Nerve root affection and/or radiating pain below the knee.
- Low back pain with suspected "red flags", i.e. infections, tumors and metastatic disease, rheumatic disease, fractures and significant deformities of the spine.
- Low back pain which starts in pregnancy.
- Physician reported sick leave of 14 days or more during the last month before the back pain, for any reason.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 17 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 17 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
185 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01439412
Start Date
March 17 2014
End Date
March 17 2018
Last Update
February 9 2024
Active Locations (1)
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Institute of Health and Society, Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo
Oslo, Norway