None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Medical Device, Procedure/Surgery : 1. Acupuncture and general herbal treatment (acupuncture, cupping, percutaneous infrared) combined treatment group
(1)a treatment method
Blood position: This study
Sponsors
Cheonan Korean Medicine Hospital of Daejeon University
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: ? patients between the ages of 19 and 64 ? If lumbar intervertebral disc herniation is diagnosed through lumbar MRI or CT imaging within the last 6 months ? The Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) of the back pain or lower extremity radiology is greater than 50 ? A person who has voluntarily decided to participate in clinical research and agreed in writing after receiving a thorough explanation of the purpose of the study, characteristics of the contents, etc. prior to participation in clinical research
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: ? If you have been diagnosed with a serious specific disease that can cause back pain (such as spinal metastasis, acute fracture and spinal dislocation of the tumor) ? Cases where the cause of pain is caused by soft tissue disease, not by the spine (tumor, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc.) ? If there are other chronic diseases (such as stroke and myocardial infarction, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc.) that may interfere with the interpretation of treatment effects or outcomes ? You are currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, psychiatric drugs, or other drugs that may affect your findings ? Inadequate or unsafe treatment of the needle: hemorrhagic disease, people receiving anticoagulant treatment, severe diabetes patients at risk of infection, allergic to the needle ? If you have taken drugs that can affect pain such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) within the past week or have been treated with a sewing needle ? in the case of a pregnant woman, in the case of breastfeeding ? For patients within 3 months of lumbar surgery ? Participation in other clinical studies and intervention within 4 weeks of the screening visit of this study ? Where it is difficult to prepare consent form for participation in the study ? If it is difficult for other researchers to participate in clinical research
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Average amount of change in Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) score for back pain and lower extremity radiation pain after treatment (V17) compared to Baseline (V1) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pain improvement and satisfaction (Global Assessment Activities of daily living Assessment of active motor performance | — |
Countries
Korea, Republic of
Contacts
Public Contactjae-hui Kang
Daejeon University
Outcome results
None listed