NCT00815529

Clinical Research on the Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment in Chronic Low Back Pain

• Status: Available
• Phase: —
• Study type: Expanded Access
• Enrollment: —
• Sponsor: Kyunghee University Medical Center · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: —

Summary

This research is planned to build a basis about effect of acupuncture for chronic low back pain with economical efficacy. It is consisted with two sub research. First,clinical research to know the effect of acupuncture for chronic low back pain will be processed with acclate, randomized, patient, outcome-assessor masking. 130 subjects would be collected and devided into two groups(Experimental and placebo). Experimental group will undergo with real acupunture treatment twice a week, for 6 weeks and acupuncture spots would be selected for each person by clinical specialist. Placebo group will undergo with Park-sham needle and same 8 acupuncture spots would be used for all subjects also twice a week, for 6 weeks. The effect will be accessed by VAS, x-ray, ODI, SF-36, EQ-5D, BDI before and the last treatments. Second is qualitative research to make a basis through the economic evaluation and satisfaction of acupuncture treatment for chronic low back pain. 15 persons who have been treated at oriental medical hospital for chronic low back pain and 15 in experimental group and 15 in placebo group who participate the clinical research will be collected and through the personal interview, satisfaction about the treatment and economic efficacy will be evaluated.

Conditions

• Chronic Low Back Pain
• Acupuncture

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Acupuncture, Pak-sham needle	25\*40mm, from 10 to 15 per each person, with the death from 5 to 20 mm, for from 15 to 20 minutes.

Timeline

• First posted: 2008-12-30
• Last updated: 2008-12-30

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea