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Ear Acupuncture Reducing Pain and Improving Balance

NCT01995279 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 80

Last updated 2013-11-26

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Summary

The aim of the present project is to examine the effects of single session of French ear acupuncture on pain sensation and on postural control in individuals with chronic low back pain.

We hypothesize that:

I) The application of French ear acupuncture at specific points to reduce low back pain would decrease pain intensity in patients with chronic low back pain.

II) The pain reduction would be greater for those individuals with low back pain who receive application of French ear acupuncture at specific points to reduce low back pain compared with patients who receive placebo treatment.

III) The application of French ear acupuncture at specific points to reduce back pain will have positive effect on the performance of the postural control system.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

DEVICE

French ear acupuncture

Single session (20 minutes) of French ear acupuncture at specific location used to reduce low back pain.

OTHER

Sham Ultrasound

Ultrasound turned off.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paulo B de Freitas, PhD · Associate Professor, Universidade Cruzeiro do Sul

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-11-30
Primary Completion
2014-03-31
Completion
2014-03-31

Countries

  • Brazil

Study Locations

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