Effectiveness of Electro-acupuncture and Manual Therapy on Pain and Fucntion in Patients With Sciatica

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04764890

Enrollment

Registered

2021-02-21

Start date

2021-02-11

Completion date

2021-06-30

Last updated

2021-04-19

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Conditions

Electroacupuncture, Manual Therapy, Sciatica

Brief summary

The aims of the study are: To study the pain efficacy of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica. To study the efficacy on function of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.

Interventions

OTHERElectroacupuncture

Electroacupuncture in several point

OTHERManual therapy

Manual therapy in the lower spine.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Intervention model description

Electroacupuncture and manual therapy

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Aged from 18 to 50 years old. * Diagnosis of sciatica

Exclusion criteria

* Pregnancy. * Fear of needles. * Coagulation disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Visual analog scale for pain	up to 5 weeks	Pain measurement: 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0 mm (nopain) to 100 (worts imaginable pain)
Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire	up to 5 weeks	This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your back or leg pain is affecting your ability to manage in everyday life.

Countries

Spain

Contacts

Primary ContactJuan Carlos Zuil Escobar, PhD

jczuil@ceu.es+3491372400

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026