Status:
COMPLETED
Massage and Electroacupuncture in Chronic Lumbar Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Thessaly
Conditions:
Back Pain
Lumbar
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to evaluate and compare in patients with chronic back pain two therapeutic interventions: a) the combination of massage and electroacupuncture; and b) the application of epidu...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients suffering from lumbar pain of benign etiology
- Age 20 to 65 years
Exclusion
- Ages over 65 or below 20 years
- Neoplasms (benign or malignant etiology)
- Contagious or infectious disease
- Dermopathy
- Pregnancy
- Alcohol or drug use
- Previous use of epidural analgesia
- Systemic opioid use
- Severe heart disease
- Fever for more than one sessions
- Allergy to the oil which will be used and its derivatives
- Thrombi or varicose veins
- Psychiatric disease
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
110 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04108546
Start Date
February 1 2020
End Date
December 31 2024
Last Update
March 28 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
University Hospital of Larisa, Department of Anesthesiology
Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, 41110
2
University Hospital of Larissa
Larissa, Thessaly, Greece, 41110