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Efficacy and brain response mechanism of governing-mind Tuina in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a randomized single-blind clinical study protocol

Efficacy and brain response mechanism of governing-mind Tuina in the treatment of chronic low back pain: a randomized single-blind clinical study protocol

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ITMCTR
Registry ID
ITMCTR2025000651
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2025-04-06
Start date
2024-07-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-04-28

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

Conditions

chronic low back pain

Interventions

control group:Massage combined with Ah - Shi point massage: Use palm - kneading, plucking, elbow - rolling, hand - pushing, and patting. Massage the latissimus dorsi below the 12th rib for 3 minutes p
therapy group ( governing-mind Tuina):Massage combined with the massage of Shen - governing acupoints: Use palm - kneading, plucking, elbow - rolling, hand - pushing, and patting. Massage the latissim

Sponsors

Yichang Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 70 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Age 18-70 years old; 2. Repeated low back pain >=3 whites; 3. Average pain visual analog scale (NRS) in the past 1 week >=3 points; 4. No other treatment will be accepted during treatment; 5. Be able to understand and be willing to sign an informed consent form; The above selection must be "Yes" to participate in the trial.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Those who are clearly pregnant or suspected to be pregnant; 2. Those who have other primary diseases that clearly cause pain or anxiety and depression and need to be treated in a timely manner; 3. Suffering from other serious diseases such as various systemic diseases various systemic diseases etc.; 4. Those who have received hormone therapy in the past 3 months; 5. Those who have received any form of analgesia or anti-anxiety and depression treatment in the past 1 week; 6. Those with severe allergies or bleeding and severe osteoporosis tendency; 7. Received other external treatments in the past 1 week such as moxibustion patching scraping massage physiotherapy etc.; 8. Those who have used any experimental drugs or are using neuropsychiatric drugs in the past 30 days; 9. Inability to understand and complete various scales. 10. Those who are considered unsuitable to participate in this experiment by the research physician and the person in charge of the project. The above selection must be "No" to participa

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
functional magnetic resonance imaging;Japanese Orthopaedic AssociationScores;numerical rating scale;Hospital anxiety and depression scale score;Insomnia Severity Index score;

Countries

CHINA

Contacts

Public ContactAnfeng Xiang

No. 2 Shengli 3rd Road Yanjiang Avenue Wujiagang District Yichang City Hubei Province

afxiang0101@163.com+86 159 7166 7172

Outcome results

None listed

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