Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Single and Multiple Therapy of Herbal Medicine/Chuna Therapy on Non-specific Chronic Low Back Pain: A Study Protocol for Multicenter, 3-arm, Randomized, Single Blinded, Parallel Group, Incomplete Factorial Design, Pilot Study -

NCT ID: NCT03132974

Last Updated: 2021-03-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2/PHASE3

Total Enrollment

150 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2018-09-01

Study Completion Date

2021-12-31

Brief Summary

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The Purpose of this trial is to investigate the efficacy and safety of herbal medicine with manipulation therapy on Korean Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Chronic Low Back Pain

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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SGHH

Admission to Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang granule

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang granule

Intervention Type DRUG

Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang herbal extract granule

SGHH with manipulation therapy

Admission to Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang granule and manipulation therapy

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang granule with manipulation procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang herbal extract granule with manipulation procedure

Placebo with manipulation therapy

Group Type PLACEBO_COMPARATOR

Placebo with manipulation procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo granule with manipulation procedure

Interventions

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Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang granule

Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang herbal extract granule

Intervention Type DRUG

Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang granule with manipulation procedure

Sogyeonghwalhyeol-tang herbal extract granule with manipulation procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

Placebo with manipulation procedure

Placebo granule with manipulation procedure

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Inpatients with chief complaint of low back pain in oriental rehabilitation medical center
* Age 19 - 65
* Patients who have 4 \~7 cm of VAS pain score;
* Ability to have normal communication
* Ability to give informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients with pain duration of 3 months or less
* Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms by SLR test
* Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause low back pain (e.g. spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, etc)
* Patients with spondylolisthesis or spondylolysis(diagnosed with grade II or higher level)
* Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mental illness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results
* Patients with history of spinal surgery
* Patients with more severe pain than pain caused by low back pain
* Those who do not (cannot) abide by treatment and follow up due to the mental illness such as behavior disorder, depression, anxiety neurosis etc.
* Patients with history of Medical Malpractice Case
* Patients with treatment history of low back pain within 1 month either KM or WM
* Patients participating in other clinical studies within 3 months
* Pregnant patients or patients with plans of pregnancy or lactating patients
* Patients disagree to sign the informed consent form
* Patients deemed unsuitable for participating the trial by the researchers
Minimum Eligible Age

19 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Daejeon University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Semyung University Korean Medicine Hospital in Chungju

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Woosuk University Oriental Medical Center

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Gachon University Gil Oriental Medical Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Yun-Kyung Song

PhD

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Yun-Kyung Song, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Gachon University Gil Oriental Medical Hospital

Locations

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Gachon University Gil Oriental Medicine Hospital

Incheon, , South Korea

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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South Korea

Central Contacts

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Youme Ko, MA

Role: CONTACT

8229619278

Facility Contacts

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Hyun Joo Kim, PhD

Role: primary

82327701369

References

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Ko Y, Jang BH, Oh MS, Kim SJ, Ko YS, Ha IH, Lee EJ, Kim MR, Song YK, Ko SG. Evaluation of efficacy and safety of single and multiple therapy of herbal medicine/Chuna therapy on non-specific chronic low back pain: A study protocol for multicenter, 3-arm, randomized, single blinded, parallel group, incomplete factorial design, pilot study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Jul 24;99(30):e21260. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021260.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 32791704 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ISEE_2017_LBP

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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