Effect of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow in patients with Chronic low back pain - Evaluation using arterial spin-labeled magnetic resonance imaging -

Effect of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow in patients with Chronic low back pain - Evaluation using arterial spin-labeled magnetic resonance imaging - - Effect of acupuncture on cerebral blood flow in patients with Chronic low back pain - Evaluation using arterial spin-labeled magnetic resonance imaging -

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030588

Enrollment

Registered

2017-12-27

Start date

2018-01-06

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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

acupuncture Placebo acupuncture

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: patients diagnosed with chronic low back pain by orthopedic surgeon

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1History of traffic accident or work injury 2 People with lower numbness pain, numbness, weakness 3 Severe disease of the liver, kidney, blood, or circulation 4 Malignant tumor or its history 5 refractory depression diagnosed by personality disorder, intellectual disability, or physician's discretionary power 6 Substance dependence or substance abuse (excluding disorders caused by nicotine) 7 experience of claustrophobic reaction 8 Persons wearing cardiac pacemakers Persons holding artificial heart valves 9 People who hold metals in the body that can not be confirmed as nonmagnetic (such as tattoo) 10 Persons with poor body temperature control

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
cerebral blood flow	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
FABQ RDQ	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public Contactikuchi Tomokazu

Saitama Medical University Oriental Medicine

tokiku@saitama-med.ac.jp049-276-1193

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026