Discogenic low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture group:true acupuncture & herbal placebo & capsules placebo
Chinese herbal medicine group:Chinese herbal medicine granules & sham acupuncture & capsules placebo
Acupuncture combined with Chinese herbal medicine:true acupuncture & Chinese herbal medicine granules & capsules placebo
Positive drug control group:celecoxib capsules & sham acupuncture & granules placebo
Sponsors
Dongzhimen Hospital Affiliated to Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? Simultaneously meeting the diagnostic criteria of chronic low back pain in traditional Chinese medicine and the diagnostic criteria of discogenic low back pain in Western medicine; ? Age greater than or equal to 18 years old, regardless of gender; ? Visual Analog Scale (VAS) = 4 cm; ? Voluntarily participate in this experiment and sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) with lumbar spondylolysis, lumbar spondylolisthesis, lumbar disc herniation, spinal canal stenosis, or severe scoliosis; (2) presence of organic spinal diseases such as fractures, tuberculosis, tumors, ankylosing spondylitis, etc.; (3) concurrent severe primary medical conditions and complications, such as severe liver or kidney disease, severe heart disease or poorly controlled hypertension, diabetes, severe gastrointestinal diseases, or digestive system problems; (4) patients with bleeding tendencies; (5) pregnant or lactating women; (6) patients who are needle-phobic, intolerant to acupuncture, or refuse acupuncture treatment; (7) patients allergic to the medications used in this study or with apparent drug intolerance; (8) patients with history of substance abuse; (9) patients currently enrolled in other clinical trials; (10) patients deemed by the investigators as unsuitable for participation in the study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| pain intensity; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| lumbar pressure pain threshold;Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores;Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) scores;Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) scores;36-item Short-Form Health Survey; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactTian Guihua
Dongzhimen Hospital, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed