Bee Venom Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
NCT ID: NCT01491321
Last Updated: 2012-03-21
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Basic Information
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UNKNOWN
PHASE2
54 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2011-04-30
2012-03-31
Brief Summary
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
SINGLE
Study Groups
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Bee Venom Acupuncture & Loxoprofen
Bee Venom Acupuncture Therapy
Bee Venom 1:20,000 under BVA Increment Protocol
Increment Protocol as
* 1st week : SC 0.2cc/day, 2days/week
* 2nd week : SC 0.4cc/day, 2days/week
* 3rd week : SC 0.8cc/day, 2days/week
Loxoprofen
60 mg/Tab, pers os 1Tab tid, for 3 weeks
Sham Bee Venom Acupuncture & Loxoprofen
Loxoprofen
60 mg/Tab, pers os 1Tab tid, for 3 weeks
Placebo
Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl) under NS Increment Protocol
Increment Protocol as
* 1st week : SC 0.2cc/day, 2days/week
* 2nd week : SC 0.4cc/day, 2days/week
* 3rd week : SC 0.8cc/day, 2days/week
Interventions
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Bee Venom Acupuncture Therapy
Bee Venom 1:20,000 under BVA Increment Protocol
Increment Protocol as
* 1st week : SC 0.2cc/day, 2days/week
* 2nd week : SC 0.4cc/day, 2days/week
* 3rd week : SC 0.8cc/day, 2days/week
Loxoprofen
60 mg/Tab, pers os 1Tab tid, for 3 weeks
Placebo
Normal Saline (0.9% NaCl) under NS Increment Protocol
Increment Protocol as
* 1st week : SC 0.2cc/day, 2days/week
* 2nd week : SC 0.4cc/day, 2days/week
* 3rd week : SC 0.8cc/day, 2days/week
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Must have LBP of more than VAS 4
Exclusion Criteria
* spinal operation
* radicular pain
* other musculoskeletal pain
* physicological or mental disorders
* allergic history to BV therapy or insect bite
18 Years
65 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
OTHER
Kyunghee University Medical Center
OTHER
Responsible Party
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JLee
Clinical Assistant Professor
Principal Investigators
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Jun-Hwan Lee
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Byung-Kwan Seo
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Dae-Jin Cho
Role: STUDY_DIRECTOR
Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Locations
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Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Seoul, , South Korea
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Yoon-Su Park
Role: backup
References
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Seo BK, Lee JH, Sung WS, Song EM, Jo DJ. Bee venom acupuncture for the treatment of chronic low back pain: study protocol for a randomized, double-blinded, sham-controlled trial. Trials. 2013 Jan 14;14:16. doi: 10.1186/1745-6215-14-16.
Other Identifiers
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KHNMC-OH-IRB 2011-006
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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