Chronic Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Control group:self-care education
Sponsors
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Between 18 and 65 years of age; (2) Experiencing Low back pain lasting for at least the previous 3 months; (3) >=4 points of a 10 scores visual analog scale (VAS) for bothersomeness of low back pain at the time of screening; (4) Exhibiting no abnormalities on neurological (for example, lumbosacral nerve function, deep tendon reflexes, plantar response, voluntary muscle activation, and sensory function); (5) Having non-specific, uncomplicated LBP, that is ICD-10 (International Classification of Diseases-10) codes: M51.3 Other specified intervertebral disc degeneration; M54.5 Low back pain; M54.8 Other dorsalgia; M54.9 Dorsalgia, unspecified; S33.5 Sprain and strain of lumbar spine; S33.6 Sprain and strain of sacroiliac joint; S33.7 Sprain and strain of other and unspecified parts of lumbar spine and pelvis;(6) Agreeing to participate and signing informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Radicular pain; (2) Serious spinal disorders, including malignancy, vertebral fracture, spinal infection, inflammatory spondylitis; (3) Other chronic diseases that could interfere with Tuina treatment effects, including cardiovascular disease, diabetic neuropathy, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, dementia and epilepsy; (4) Chief musculoskeletal pain other than back pain; (5) Patients who previously had spinal surgery or are scheduled to have one during the study; (6) The patients have received Tuina or other manual therapy treatments (massage, spinal manipulation, Chiropractic) for low back pain during the previous month (7) Conditions where Tuina might not be safe, including skin damage, skin infection, skin diseases, pregnancy, and seizure disorders; (8) Severe psychiatric or psychological disorder; (9) Inability to read and write Chinese; (10) Patient taking corticosteroids, narcotics, muscle relaxant or herbal medicine to treat low back pain or any medication considered to be inappropriate by the investigator; (11) Refusal to participate in the trial or informed consent.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS for bothersomeness of low back pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| VAS for pain of low back pain;Chinese Short Form Oswestry disability index (C-SFODI); | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactWei-An Yuan
Outcome results
None listed