Randomized controlled study to determine the combined effect of acupuncture treatment and modern medical treatment for lumbar and lower limb symptoms in spinal canal stenosis patients

Randomized controlled study to determine the combined effect of acupuncture treatment and modern medical treatment for lumbar and lower limb symptoms in spinal canal stenosis patients - Effect of combined therapy by acupuncture treatment and modern medical treatment

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000030688

Enrollment

180

Registered

2018-01-05

Start date

2018-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

lumbar spinal stenosis

Interventions

Acupuncture treatment once a week for four weeks, four times Modern medical treatment (drugs, physical therapy and orthotic therapy, performing physical therapy) once a week for four weeks, four tim

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with lumbar and lower limb symptoms due to spinal canal stenosis for 3 months or more.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients requiring urgent surgical treatment. Patients with serious internal disease.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual analogue scale each time of treatment and 4, 12, 24 weeks after the completion of the treatments	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMotohiro Inoue

Meiji University of Integrative Medicine Faculty of Acupuncture and moxibustion

mo_inoue@meiji-u.ac.jp++81-771-72-1181

Outcome results

None listed

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