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Efficacy Study of Acupuncture to Treat Spinal Pain

NCT01909284 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14

Last updated 2014-02-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study is being conducted to investigate the effectiveness and safety of acupuncture for alleviating pain of spondylosis.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

Acupuncture

* BL40, BL60, ST36, GB34 : bilaterally, manual acupuncture. * Two points on 1st bladder meridian nearest location of back pain : bilaterally, electrical acupuncture.

PROCEDURE

Epidural nerve block

Lumbar nerve block will be performed by using the mixture of dexamethasone (5mg) and mepivacaine (10mg).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Daegu Catholic University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Jeong-chul Seo, KMD, Ph.D. · Comprehensive and Intergrative Medicine Institute

  • Min-Ah Gwak, KMD, Ph.D. · Daegu Oriental Hospital of Daegu Haany University

  • Seong-Hoon Park, KMD · Comprehensive and Integrative Medicine Insitute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-03-31
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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