Clinical Research on the Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment in Chronic Low Back Pain
NCT ID: NCT00815529
Last Updated: 2008-12-30
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Basic Information
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Brief Summary
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It is consisted with two sub research. First,clinical research to know the effect of acupuncture for chronic low back pain will be processed with acclate, randomized, patient, outcome-assessor masking. 130 subjects would be collected and devided into two groups(Experimental and placebo). Experimental group will undergo with real acupunture treatment twice a week, for 6 weeks and acupuncture spots would be selected for each person by clinical specialist. Placebo group will undergo with Park-sham needle and same 8 acupuncture spots would be used for all subjects also twice a week, for 6 weeks. The effect will be accessed by VAS, x-ray, ODI, SF-36, EQ-5D, BDI before and the last treatments.
Second is qualitative research to make a basis through the economic evaluation and satisfaction of acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain. 15 persons who have been treated at oriental medical hospital for chronic low back pain and 15 in experimental group and 15 in placebo group who participate the clinical research will be collected and through the personal interview, satisfaction about the treatment and economic efficacy will be evaluated.
Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Keywords
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Interventions
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Acupuncture, Pak-sham needle
25\*40mm, from 10 to 15 per each person, with the death from 5 to 20 mm, for from 15 to 20 minutes.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* The person whose age is from 18 to 65.
* The person who are normal in neurology examination.
* The person whose bothersomeness for the last week before the participation of the treatment is over VAS 5.
* The person who are diagnosed as nonspecific loe back pain.
Exclusion Criteria
* The person who are diagnosed as specific disease which cause low back pain such as metastatic cancer, vertebral fracture, spinal infection, inflammatory spondylitis.
* The person who are diagnosed as other chronic disease which could affect the result such as caediovascular disease, diabetic neurophaty, active hepatitis, fibromyalagia, rheumatic arthritis, dementia, hemorrhagic disease, epilepsy.
* The person who have had or would have spinal surgery.
* The person who have other skeletomuscular pain as chief complain.
* The person who have been treated acupuncture treatment for low back pain last 1 month.
* The person who is taking corticosteroids, narcotics, muscle relaxant,anticoagulant drug, herb-med for low back pain, or other non-propal drugs.
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Korea Health Industry Development Institute
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Kyunghee University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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KyungHee University
Principal Investigators
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Mi-yeon Song
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Kyunghee University
Locations
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East West Neo Medical Center, Kyung-hee university
Seoul, Gangdong-Gu, South Korea
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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yoojung cho
Role: primary
Ara Lee
Role: backup
References
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Lee JH, Park HJ, Lee H, Shin IH, Song MY. Acupuncture for chronic low back pain: protocol for a multicenter, randomized, sham-controlled trial. BMC Musculoskelet Disord. 2010 Jun 14;11:118. doi: 10.1186/1471-2474-11-118.
Other Identifiers
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KyungHU
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id