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Bee Venom Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT01491321 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 54

Last updated 2012-03-21

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of bee venom acupuncture on pain intensity, functional status and quality of life of patients with chronic low back pain.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Bee Venom Acupuncture Therapy

Bee Venom 1:20,000 under BVA Increment Protocol Increment Protocol as * 1st week : SC 0.2cc/day, 2days/week * 2nd week : SC 0.4cc/day, 2days/week * 3rd week : SC 0.8cc/day, 2days/week

DRUG

Loxoprofen

60 mg/Tab, pers os 1Tab tid, for 3 weeks

PROCEDURE

Placebo

Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl) under NS Increment Protocol Increment Protocol as * 1st week : SC 0.2cc/day, 2days/week * 2nd week : SC 0.4cc/day, 2days/week * 3rd week : SC 0.8cc/day, 2days/week

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kyunghee University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jun-Hwan Lee · Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

  • Byung-Kwan Seo · Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

  • Dae-Jin Cho · Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-04-30
Primary Completion
2012-03-31
Completion
2012-03-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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