None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Others : The experimental group will be treated within 2 weeks at Yangsan Pusan National University Hospital and 2 weeks at the Pusan National University Korean medicine Hospital.
They receives acupu
Sponsors
Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1) Patients within 5 days after Back surgery 2) Patients with pain, defined as a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) value = 50mm or Functinal scale Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) value = 25 3) Patients who are between 19 and 70 years of age 4) Patients who agreed to participate voluntarily in this study and signed a written informed consent forms
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1) Patients with a chronic disease that could influence the treatment effects or the analysis of the treatment results (e.g., severe cardiovascular disease, Kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy) 2) Patients for whom acupuncture would be inappropriate or unsafe (e.g., hemorrhagic disease, a history of having received anticoagulant therapy, severe diabetes with a risk of infection, severe cardiovascular disease) 3) Patients who are currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant 4) a mental patient 5) Patients who are participating in another clinical trial 6) Patients who are unable to sign a written informed consent form 7) Patients who are judged by the researchers to be inappropriate for the clinical study
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain intensity scale: Visual Analogue Scale(VAS) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Functional scale: Oswestry Disability Index (ODI);Quality of life: EeroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) ;clinical pathway satisfaction questionnaire | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public ContactEui-Hyoung Hwang
Pusan National University
Outcome results
None listed