Effectiveness of Electro-acupuncture and Manual Therapy on Pain and Fucntion in Patients With Sciatica

NCT ID: NCT04764890

Last Updated: 2021-04-19

Study Results

Results pending

The study team has not published outcome measurements, participant flow, or safety data for this trial yet. Check back later for updates.

Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

20 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2021-02-11

Study Completion Date

2021-06-30

Brief Summary

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The aims of the study are:

To study the pain efficacy of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.

To study the efficacy on function of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Sciatica Electroacupuncture Manual Therapy

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Electroacupuncture and manual therapy
Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Electroacupuncture and manual therapy

Electroacupuncture in several points and manual therapy in the lumbar spine

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Electroacupuncture

Intervention Type OTHER

Electroacupuncture in several point

Manual therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Manual therapy in the lower spine.

Manual therapy

Manual therapy in the lumbar spina

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Manual therapy

Intervention Type OTHER

Manual therapy in the lower spine.

Interventions

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Electroacupuncture

Electroacupuncture in several point

Intervention Type OTHER

Manual therapy

Manual therapy in the lower spine.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Aged from 18 to 50 years old.
* Diagnosis of sciatica

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnancy.
* Fear of needles.
* Coagulation disorders.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

50 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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CEU San Pablo University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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CEU-San Pablo Universtiy

Madrid, , Spain

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Spain

Central Contacts

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Juan Carlos Zuil Escobar, PhD

Role: CONTACT

+3491372400

Facility Contacts

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Juan Carlos Zuil-Escobar, PhD

Role: primary

913724700

Other Identifiers

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CEUSPU12

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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