Acute pressure relieves sciatica caused by chronic pressure

Acute pressure on sciatic nerve results in immediate short-term relief of sciatica caused by chronic pressure

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12611000837921

Enrollment

Registered

2011-08-09

Start date

2011-08-10

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

We recently published a few studies of a new analgesic method, acute pressure on sciatic nerve for short-term pain relief (ACTR 12606000439549). The purpose of this study is to examine one of my hypothesis regarding the method that acute pressure on the sciatic nerve relieves the sciatic pain caused by chronic pressure on the sciatic nerve.

Interventions

Three-minutes pressure with the dorsal proximal phalangeal surface of the fists was applied simmultaneously to the sciatic nerves on the center of back legs. The pressure is 15-20 kg per hand. Patients were randomized to receive placebo or treatment intervention group. Each patient is allowed to join once the study, and receive once the 3-minutes' pressure.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Treatment

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 60 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Mental stable; Education above the middle school. sciatic pain caused by chronic pressure, such as tumors, abnormal bone formation, etc.

Exclusion criteria

Patients mental unstable; Education lower than the middle school; Patents had pain drugs within 10 hours before intervention.

Outcome results