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Peripheral Stimulation of Acupuncture Points for Low Back Pain

NCT04809909 · Status: RECRUITING · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 50

Last updated 2024-05-16

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Summary

For decades, chronic low back pain has been one of the major health complaints in Hong Kong. Without proper management, low back pain is associated with functional disability and decreased quality of life. However, currently, there is still no "gold standard" treatment for cure of the problem.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Peripheral stimulation of acupuncture points (PSAP)

Electrode leads will be implanted at Bladder 25-bilateral (BL25), the acupoint commonly used for relief of chronic Low Back Pain in standardized acupuncture.

PROCEDURE

Peripheral nerve field stimulation (PNFS)

Electrode leads will be implanted at the region of pain.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • The University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-04-01
Primary Completion
2025-11-05
Completion
2025-12-31

Countries

  • China

Study Locations

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