Traditional Chinese Medicine in Routine care of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation - sustainability and acceptance by patients of the German Pension Fund

Traditional Chinese Medicine in Routine care of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation - sustainability and acceptance by patients of the German Pension Fund: a randomised controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN40932605

Enrollment

520

Registered

2009-04-20

Start date

2009-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Chronic back pain and/or osteoarthritis of one or more joints Musculoskeletal Diseases Dorsalgia

Interventions

Participants are randomised to Groups A and B (randomisation ratio: 1:1). Both groups are treated according to usual school medical therapy concept for three weeks. For Group B, in this treatment pr

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Chronic back pain and/or arthritis pain 2. Both males and females, aged 30 to 60 years

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Pension required 2. Spinal or joint surgery in the last three month 3. Psychiatric diseases 4. Epilepsy 5. Coagulopathy 6. Pregnancy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Improvement in health-related quality of life: 1.1. SF-12® Health Survey at T1 and T3 1.2. Interview at T1 and T2 2. Improvement in subjective employment forecast: 2.1. Subjective employment forecast (Subjektive Prognose der Erwerbstätigkeit [SPE]) questionnaire at T1 and T3 2.2. Interview at T1 and T2 T1 = Baseline T2 = At 3 weeks T3 = At 6 months	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Treatment satisfaction: 1.1. Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (Fragebogen zu Patientenzufriedenheit [ZUF-8]) 1.2. Interview 2. Acceptance of the traditional Chinese therapy: 2.1. Questionnaire: wish of treatment with a renewed rehabilitation 2.2. Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (Fragebogen zu Patientenzufriedenheit [ZUF-8]) All secondary outcome measures will be assessed at T2. T1 = Baseline T2 = At 3 weeks T3 = At 6 months	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Treatment satisfaction: 1.1. Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (Fragebogen zu Patientenzufriedenheit [ZUF-8]) 1.2. Interview 2. Acceptance of the traditional Chinese therapy: 2.1. Questionnaire: wish of treatment with a renewed rehabilitation 2.2. Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (Fragebogen zu Patientenzufriedenheit [ZUF-8]) All secondary outcome measures will be assessed at T2. T1 = Baseline T2 = At 3 weeks T3 = At 6 months

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Countries

Germany

Outcome results

None listed

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