Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:acupuncture
Low frequency electroacupuncture group:Electroacupuncture frequency 2Hz
High frequency electroacupuncture group:Electroacupuncture frequency 100Hz
Sponsors
Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) Patients who meet the diagnostic criteria of traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine and who are voluntary and cooperative; (2) Aged 18-65 years old, with a course of disease = 3 months; (3) Have not received any low back pain-related Chinese and Western medicine treatment in the past month; (4) No heart, brain, kidney and hematopoietic system and other serious primary diseases and mental illness; (5) Can accurately understand the meaning of each scale. (6) Voluntarily sign the informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Low back pain caused by spinal-specific lesions (such as infection, tuberculosis, tumor, fracture, ankylosing spondylitis, syringomyelia, multiple sclerosis, etc.); Imaging examinations (CT, MRI, or intervertebral discography, etc.) confirm that the nerve root involvement is consistent with clinical symptoms; (3) accompanied by weakened muscle strength, continuous numbness in the corresponding nerve innervation area, or symptoms of cauda equina compression (two stools) (4) Previous history of lumbar spine surgery; (5) Low back pain secondary to other system diseases (such as reproductive, urinary, digestive, immune system); (6) Combined with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular, liver, kidney, hematopoietic and nervous system diseases; patients with severe stomach disease and active gastric ulcer; pregnant or breastfeeding women; patients with aphasia or severe vision, hearing, and cognitive dysfunction.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Simplified McGill Pain Questionnaire (SF-MPQ) Rating Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain Digital Rating Scale (NRS) score;Oswestry Dysfunction Index (ODI);Short 12-Item Form Health Survey;Patient's Global Assessment;Adverse events; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactXian Zhao
Shaanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed