Efficacy and safety of Thread embedding acupuncture on chronic low back pain (pilot study)

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001819

Enrollment

Registered

2016-02-15

Start date

2016-03-15

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Medical Device : The experimental group will receive thread embedding acupuncture, and the control group will receive acupuncture and electroacupuncture. Thread embedding acupuncture is acupuncture t

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Lumbar herniated intervertebral disc or spinal stenosis diagnosed by CT or MRI 2. Low back pain of at least 6-month duration 3. Aged 20–70 years 4. Ability to comprehend or express him/herself in the Korean language 5. Follow-up possible during the clinical trial

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Side effect and hypersensitive reaction to acupuncture treatment 2. Cauda equina syndrome, persistently exacerbated symptoms, progressive neurologic signs (i.e., sensory or motor changes) 3. Previous spine surgery 4. Neuromuscular scoliosis, neurodegenerative disease 5. Pregnancy, lactation, or planned pregnancy 6. Senile dementia, impaired cognitive function or other cerebral disease, severe psychiatric or psychological disorders 7. Refusal to participate in the trial or provide informed consent 8. Alcohol/drug abuse 9. Abnormal finding on renal or hepatic function blood test 10. Individual deemed ineligible by the recruiting physician. 11. Anticoagulant medication 12. Subject inserting pacemaker

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Short form McGill pain questionnaire;Oswestry Disability Index;Blood test and biochemistry test (RBC, WBC, HGB, HCT, Differential Count, ESR, platelet, AST, ALT, BUN, creatinine, Na, K, Cl)	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactHyun-jong Lee

Daegu Oriental Hospital of Daegu Haany University

whiteyyou@hanmail.net+82-53-770-2115

Outcome results