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The Effect of Acupuncture in Treating Chronic Low-back Pain

NCT02260284 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 160

Last updated 2017-12-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of acupuncture in treating chronic low-back pain

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Yaotong points acupuncture

Patients receive the treatments of Yaotong points penetration

OTHER

the usual care

participants received no study-related care-just the care, if any, that they and their physicians chose: mostly massage and physical therapy visits and continued use of medications (mostly nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS))

OTHER

standardized acupuncture

Patients were given to the standardized acupuncture groups. This prescription included six acupuncture points that are commonly applied for the treatment of CLBP (Bladder 23-bilateral, Bladder 40-bilateral, and Kidney 3-bilateral) on the low back and lower leg.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chengdu PLA General Hospital

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2014-10-31
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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Diseases

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