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Assessment of Acupuncture to Improve Function, Exercise Capacity, and Pain

NCT00502619 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 10

Last updated 2011-08-04

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Summary

The purpose of this research proposal is to conduct a feasibility study to determine the viability a larger efficacy study of combined acupuncture treatments plus treadmill exercise to decrease pain, facilitate exercise, and improve function in Veterans with chronic low back pain (CLBP). To test this novel approach, subjects enrolled from a Veteran population at the Veteran Affairs Maryland Health Care System (VAMHCS) will undergo acupuncture plus low intensity treadmill walking exercise. Preliminary data regarding subject compliance, self-report of function, pain control, ambulatory activity, and exercise capacity will be collected to assess the response to this combined acupuncture/treadmill exercise protocol. Additionally, this study will determine the viability of this combined treatment paradigm for a larger study that will examine efficacy.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

A specific regimen of acupuncture sites will be needled twice weekly for eight weeks and once weekly for a subsequent eight weeks.

OTHER

Treadmill Exercise

After the first four weeks of acupuncture treatments, subjects will initiate a three times per week treadmill program, which will continue for a total of 12 weeks in conjunction with the acupuncture treatments.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Samueli Institute for Information Biology

    collaborator OTHER

  • VA Maryland Health Care System

    lead FED

Principal Investigators

  • Robert A Lavin, M.D. · VA Maryland Health Care System

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-09-30
Primary Completion
2010-01-31
Completion
2010-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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