NCT01966250

Electroacupuncture as a Complement to Usual Care for Patients With Non-acute Pain After Back Surgery

Electroacupuncture as a Complement to Usual Care for Patients With Non-acute Pain After Back Surgery: a Study Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Korean Medicine Hospital of Pusan National University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of integrative medicine model for pain relief and improvement of function and quality of life on the patients with pain after back surgery.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain
• Pain, Postoperative
• Failed Back Surgery Syndrome

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	electroacupuncture and usual care	Electroacupuncture: Using 0.25 mm (diameter) X 0.40 mm (length) sized disposable stainless steel needles, electric stimulation will be applied with an electronic stimulator (ES-160, ITO co. LTD, Japan) 2 times/week × 4 weeks. Stimulation will be applied with the current in biphasic wave form. Acupuncture points are Jia-ji (Ex-B2, L3-L5; bilateral) as necessary points and reasonable points (according to decision of practitioner) as accessory points. Each session lasts 15 minutes. Usual care: Physical therapy and patient education will be performed 2 times per week for 4 weeks. ICT lasts 15 minutes and Hot or Ice pack lasts 10minutes. Doctors will educate patient physiology, pathology, and epidemiology of low back pain. And also suitable postures and exercises for low back pain will be educated.
DEVICE	Usual care	Usual care: Physical therapy and patient education will be performed 2 times per week for 4 weeks. ICT lasts 15 minutes and Hot or Ice pack lasts 10minutes. Doctors will educate patient physiology, pathology, and epidemiology of low back pain. And also suitable postures and exercises for low back pain will be educated.

Timeline

• Start date: 2013-10-01
• Primary completion: 2015-01-01
• Completion: 2015-03-01
• First posted: 2013-10-21
• Last updated: 2015-04-03

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea