Comparative Effectiveness of Hand Reflexology point and Traditional Local Acupuncture point for Treatment of Chronic Low back pain: A randomized clinical trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

TCTR

Registry ID

TCTR20220306001

Enrollment

Registered

2022-03-06

Start date

2021-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

chronic back pain chronic back pain, acupuncture, master tung

Interventions

Experimental group,control group

Experimental Other,Active Comparator Other

hand reflexology point treatment ,traditional local acupuncture point treatment

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

20 Years to 65 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Male or female, age 20 -65 years 2.Chronic low back pain for more than 3 months without pain in the lower leg 3.Average pain score 5-8 4.Have not received acupuncture treatment for at least 6 months

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Having lower back pain caused by herniated disc or osteoporosis of all kinds

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
pain score pre-test at the beginning of study day 1 and post-test at the ending of study day 7 numerical rating scale	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
back range of motion pre-test at the beginning of study day 1 and post-test at the ending of study day 7 BROMInclinometer,back strength pre-test at the beginning of study day 1 and post-test at the ending of study day 7 Back and leg dynamometer	—

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public Contactpoonyaphat siriteerathitikul

school of public health

poonyaphat.si@up.ac.th0613146662

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026