Clinical research of Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for Low back pain

Clinical research of Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for non-acute Low back pain : A Pilot Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

CRIS

Registry ID

KCT0001850

Enrollment

Registered

2016-03-17

Start date

2016-03-28

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2019-03-11

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Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Procedure/Surgery, Others : Chuna manual therapy A semi-standardized treatment plan of Chuna manual therapy was established through Chuna technique selection based on specialist opinion of Chuna manua

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1) Non-acute low back pain patients (with pain duration of 3 weeks or longer) requiring medical management 2) Patients with average Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) =5 during the past week 3) Patients aged 19 years or older and 70 years or younger 4) Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause low back pain (e.g. spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, spinal dislocation) 2) Patients with spinal surgery history within 3 months 3) Patients with other chronic disease(s) which may interfere with treatment effect or interpretation of outcome (e.g. chronic renal failure) 4) Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms 5) Patients with inner fixation or stabilization device applied through spinal surgery 6) Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mental illness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results 7) Patients who have received Chuna manual therapy or medicine which may influence pain levels such as nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within the past week 8) Pregnant patients or patients with plans of pregnancy 9) Patients participating in other clinical studies or otherwise deemed unsuitable by the researchers

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) of low back pain	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) of radiating leg pain;Oswestry disability index (ODI);Patient Global Impression of Change (PGIC);Credibility and Expectancy Questionnaire;Lumbar range of motion (ROM);EuroQol-5 Dimension (EQ-5D);Health Utility Index ? (HUI-?);Economic evaluation data;Adverse events	—

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactByung-Cheul Shin

Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital

drshinbc@gmail.com+82-55-360-5945

Outcome results