Sciatica
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients aged between 18 to 70 years. 2. Patients whose symptoms of sciatica consist for 1 month or more. 3. The intensity of leg pain valued by visual analogue scale(VAS) for 40 mm or more. 4. Patients are willing and able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Patients who have or are suspected to have severe spinal disease (e.g., cauda equina syndrome) or severe progressive neurological symptoms (e.g., progressive muscle weakness). 2. Patients with sciatica caused by conditions other than lumbar disc herniation. 3. Patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation within the past 6 months. 4. Patients who plan to have a spinal surgery or other interventional treatments (e.g., epidural steroid injection) during the first 4 weeks of the trial. 5. Patients with cardiovascular, liver, kidney, or hematopoietic system diseases, mental health disorders, or other severe coexisting diseases (e.g., cancer). 6. Patients continually taking antiepileptic medication, antidepressant medication, opioids or corticosteroids 7. Patients who are pregnant, breast-feeding or planning to conceive during the trial. 8. Patients who have received acupuncture therapy within the past 6 months.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Change of leg pain intensity from baseline; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Blinding assessment;Adverse event rate;Drug using;Oswestry Disability Index (ODI);Credibility assessment;Bake pain intensity;Sciatica Frequency and Bothersomeness Index;painDETECT quastionnaire;Global perceived recovery;Leg pain intensity;Short Form Health Survey 36;Angle of the straight leg raise test; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactCunzhi Liu
School of Acupuncture-Moxibustion and Tuina, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed