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To Study on the Mechanism of Acupuncture in Improving Implicit Emotional Regulation in Chronic Low Back Pain Based on EEG-fMRI

Central mechanism of implicit emotion regulation in acupuncture treatment for chronic pain based on FFG-fMRI dynamic causal model

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Early Phase 1
Study type
Interventional
Source
ChiCTR
Registry ID
ChiCTR2300070557
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-04-17
Start date
2023-11-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2023-11-21

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Conditions

chronic low back pain

Interventions

Sponsors

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Meet the diagnostic criteria for chronic low back pain: the diagnostic criteria are (Gu Rui et al., 2022; KreinerDS, et al., 2020); 2. Aged between 18 and 55 (including 18 and 55); 3. Right-handed; 4. VAS score >= 4; 5. Have not taken medicines related to the prevention and treatment of low back pain in the past 1 month; 6. Signed the informed consent form.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Spinal-specific diseases (lumbar spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, suppurative spondylitis, intervertebral disc infection, tuberculous spondylitis, ankylosing spondylitis, sacroiliac joint osteitis compact, spinal tumors, etc.); 2. Spinal trauma (spinal fracture, etc.), deformity (scoliosis, kyphosis, etc.); 3. Metabolic diseases (osteoporosis, osteomalacia, gout, etc.); 4. Urinary system diseases (kidney stones, urinary tract stones, pyelonephritis, etc.); 5. Gynecological diseases (endometriosis, etc.), pregnancy; 6. Other diseases (nervous disease, vascular disease, psychogenic disease, etc.); 7. Pain in other parts (hip joint, knee joint, headache, etc.); 8. Contraindications to MRI (metal dentures, claustrophobia).

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
visual analogue scale, VAS;JOA low back pain scale;

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Roland -Morris Disability uestionnaire, RMDQ;State Trait Anxiety Inventory, STAI;Pain Cognitive Assessment Scale;Psychological factors of low back pain SF-12 rating scale;Montreal Cognitive Assessmen;the MGH Acupuncture Sensation scal;

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactShirui Cheng

Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

csr1190@163.com+86 158 2864 2766

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ChiCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 6, 2026