NCT02260284

The Effect of Acupuncture in Treating Chronic Low-back Pain

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 160 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Chengdu PLA General Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 50 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficiency of acupuncture in treating chronic low-back pain

Detailed description

We want to know if the Yaotong points penetration or standardized acupuncture mode are more effective than medical care alone for CLBP; and if Yaotong points penetration is more effective than standardized acupuncture.

Conditions

• Ankylosing Spondylitis
• Low Back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Yaotong points acupuncture	Patients receive the treatments of Yaotong points penetration
OTHER	the usual care	participants received no study-related care-just the care, if any, that they and their physicians chose: mostly massage and physical therapy visits and continued use of medications (mostly nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS))
OTHER	standardized acupuncture	Patients were given to the standardized acupuncture groups. This prescription included six acupuncture points that are commonly applied for the treatment of CLBP (Bladder 23-bilateral, Bladder 40-bilateral, and Kidney 3-bilateral) on the low back and lower leg.

Timeline

• Start date: 2014-10-01
• Primary completion: 2019-10-01
• Completion: 2019-10-01
• First posted: 2014-10-09
• Last updated: 2017-12-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: China