Non-specific low back pain
Conditions
Interventions
Acupuncture stimulation that uses penetrating needle with a depth of 5 mm to 20 mm for the acupuncture points of the lumbar region, gluteal region and lower limb.
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Sponsors
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Patients with nonspecific low back pain with high excitability of the erector spinae muscles
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with underlying diseases related to low back pain (infection, lumbar herniation, spinal tumor, spinal cord tumor, rheumatism, lumbar vertebral compression fracture, osteoporosis, other central or peripheral neuropathy, circulatory disturbance of lower lumbar limb and other internal organ disease). 2) Those who are scheduled to receive treatment or therapy for the purpose of improving low back pain within 24 hours of after acupuncture treatment. 3) Pregnant subjects. 4) Persons with low back pain related to menstruation, etc.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Surface electromyography | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1)X-ray findings 2)Japanese version of Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire 3)Japanese Orthopaedic Association Back Pain Evaluation Questionnaire (JOABPEQ) 4)Intensity of low back pain (Visual Analogue Scale) 5)Japanese version of Massachusetts General Hospital Acupuncture Sensation Scale 6)Practitioner and patient guess at the needle authenticity (Visual Analogue Scale) | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
Public ContactHiroyoshi Yajima
Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Science Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
Outcome results
None listed