Non-specific low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Sham Acupuncture Group:acupuncture
Waiting List Control Group:Non-intervention
Sponsors
Shanxi Province Acupuncture and Moxibustion Hospital
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 55 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Meets the diagnostic criteria for subacute non-specific low back pain as outlined in the "Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines for Non-Specific Low Back Pain in China (2022)"; 2) Disease duration of 4-12 weeks; 3) Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score > 40 (on a scale of 0-100); 4) Age between 18 and 55 years right-handed; 5) Agrees to sign an informed consent form.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Pregnant or lactating women; 2) Individuals with psychiatric or neurological disorders who are unable to communicate normally; 3) Those with local skin damage that affects the manual operation of acupuncture; 4) Individuals with contraindications for magnetic resonance imaging such as claustrophobia.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Visual Analogue Scale; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Self-rating Anxiety Scale;Range of Motion;Pressure Pain Threshold;Short Form-36;Pittsburgh sleep quality index;MRI;Self-rating Depression Scale;Oswestry Disability Index; | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactGao Zhen
Shanxi University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Outcome results
None listed