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Evaluation the effect of acupuncture on low back and posterior pelvic pain in pregnant women

Comparing real acupuncture with fake acupuncture on low back and posterior pelvic pain in pregnant women : Randomized Clinical Trial Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2014012216313N1
Enrollment
110
Registered
2014-02-12
Start date
2014-02-20
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Low back pain in pregnancy. Dorsopathies- Lumbosacral region

Interventions

Intervention 1: In intervention group: Acupuncture oricul with putting press needle with glue in relevant areas including shenmen point and two point related to pelvic and spinal cord for 48 hours i
Treatment - Drugs
In intervention group: Acupuncture oricul with putting press needle with glue in relevant areas including shenmen point and two point related to pelvic and spinal cord for 48 hours in two consecutiv
Control Group: acupuncture oricul with putting press needle with glue in in the points of wrist, shoulder and a point anterior of the ear for 48 hours in two consecutive weeks .

Sponsors

Research Institute for Islamic and Complementary Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: low risk singleton pregnancy, gestational age>20 week , Having low back pain according to Noren ? Ostgard's definition, having pain score=4 (by visual analog scale(VAS). Exclusion criteria: Signs in favor of lumbar root involvement, systemic diseases such as diabetes, immunosuppression and coagulopathy , history of spinal surgery, spine and pelvic trauma, history of acupuncture or other treatments such as massage and chiropractic, uterin contraction, vaginal bleeding or any sign of maternal and perinatal morbidity.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
The rate of low back pain. Timepoint: Befor and first,second, third and forth weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: Visual Analoge scale.;The rate of disability. Timepoint: Before and 1,2,3,4 weeks after intervention. Method of measurement: DRI Index.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactFatemeh Dehghanizadeh

Arash Women 's Hospital , Tehran University of Medical Sciences

drdehghanizadeh@yahoo.com+98 21 7771 9922

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026