Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
21 Years to 75 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Pain and discomfort of unknown etiology between the costal margins and inferior gluteal folds with or without referred pain to the lower limbs), lasting for more than 12 weeks; (2) There may be waist muscle weakness, stiffness, limited mobility or reduced spinal coordination. The symptoms of pain are lessened or disappeared after bed rest. While the symptoms of pain are aggravated after bending over, sedentary, or standing for a long time; (3) Physical examination showed an increase in muscle tension or a significant localized tenderness point (trigger point) in the painful area, with negative straight-leg raising test, and no signs of nerve root lesions. (4) Patients older than 21 years and younger than 75 years of both sexes.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Patients with low back pain associated with nerve root compromise; (2) Patients with severe skin diseases (e.g., skin cancer, erysipelas, severe eczema, severe dermatitis, severe psoriasis and severe hives lupus); (3) Serious spinal pathologies such as fractures, tumors, inflammatory and infectious diseases; (4) History of spine surgery; (5) Serious cardiovascular or metabolic disorders, such as heart failure, severe osteoporosis; (6) Patients diagnosed with cognitive issues such as major depression, and moderate to severe dementia severe psychiatric diseases (such as schizophrenia, bipolar affective disorder, paranoid psychosis); (7) Women who are pregnant, or who are of childbearing potential and are likely to become pregnant during the treatment phase but are not willing to use a reliable form of contraception, will also be excluded. Reliable forms of contraception include oral contraception, diaphragm or condom (with spermicide), injections, intrauterine device, surgical sterilization, and abstinence.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| ODI score;spinal ROM;SF-36 score;Adverse events; | — |
Countries
United States
Contacts
Public ContactJiaxu Chen
School of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan University
Outcome results
None listed