RCT of laser acupuncture in acute low back pain.

Double blind randomised controlled trial of laser acupuncture in acute and subacute low back pain as measured by Oswestry disability index.

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12605000367640

Acronym

LoBACu

Enrollment

250

Registered

2005-09-13

Start date

2005-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

General practice recruitment aswell as A&E 12 month follow up.

Interventions

8 weeks laser acupuncture

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

2-8 wks of back pain.

Exclusion criteria

Chronic LBP, significant medical conditions.

Outcome results