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Long-Term Course of Korean Medicine Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation

NCT03426215 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 65

Last updated 2018-06-04

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This observational study will assess the long-term course and effect of Korean medicine treatment in lumbar intervertebral disc herniation patients who received integrative Korean medicine treatment for 24 weeks as part of a previous clinical study.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Intervertebral Disc Displacement

Interventions

DIAGNOSTIC_TEST

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Changes in size and severity of the main herniated disc causing radiating pain will be evaluated by radiology specialists and Korean medicine doctors (KMDs) and categorized into three groups (improved, worse or no discernible change) in comparison with the immediate previous MRI to track long-term changes and assess for correlations in subjective clinical symptoms and objective physical evaluation and MRI results.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Jaseng Medical Foundation

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Me-riong Kim, KMD, M.Sc. · Jaseng Medical Foundation

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-10
Primary Completion
2018-04-28
Completion
2018-04-28

Countries

  • South Korea

Study Locations

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