Effect of Acupuncture Combined with Epidural Analgesia on Spinal Compression Fracture in Cancer Patients

Efficacy and Safety Study of Acupuncture Combined with Epidural Analgesia on Spinal Compression Fracture Due to Metastatic Cancer

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0000815

Enrollment

Registered

2013-08-12

Start date

2013-08-12

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device, Procedure/Surgery : Group A includes acupuncture treatment plus epidural analgesia. After manual needling, electro-stimulation will be added between BL24 and BL25. Group B includes epi

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. spinal compression fracture caused by metastatic cancer 2. no language and expression problem 3. voluntary participation with sign in informed consent 4. life expectancy of 3 months or more 5. severe pain due to spinal deformity or osteolytic bone metastases related with secondary tumor of prostate, uterus, rectum, lung, ovary, spleen, breast, skin or gastroinestinal tract 6. pathological fracture of single level 7. pain VAS scores of 5 or more 8. no injury of spinal cord and nerve root on CT or MRI 9. no improvement despite drug and physical therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. blood clotting disorders 2. severe hepatic or renal dysfunction (ALT and AST values over 100 IU/L, creatinine over 3.4%) 3. cognitive impairment making prompt response and evaluation impossible 4. pregnant,lactaging, or fertile-women who do not consent with proper contraception 5. subjects determined unsuitable to participate the trial 6. no sign of informed consent

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
100mm VAS (Visual analogue severity) scores; Pain vision	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Requirement of pain rescuer;Functional Assessment Cancer Therapy-General (FACT-G);Short form McGill pain questionnaire	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactWoon-Seok Roh

Daegu Catholic Univercity Medical Center

Outcome results