NCT03426215

Long-Term Course of Korean Medicine Treatment for Lumbar Disc Herniation

Observational Study on the Long-Term Course of Integrative Korean Medicine Treatment for Lumbar Intervertebral Disc Herniation: Prospective Multicenter 10 Year Follow-up

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 65 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This observational study will assess the long-term course and effect of Korean medicine treatment in lumbar intervertebral disc herniation patients who received integrative Korean medicine treatment for 24 weeks as part of a previous clinical study.

Detailed description

This observational study will assess the long-term course and effect of Korean medicine treatment in lumbar intervertebral disc herniation patients with a main complaint of radiating leg pain who received integrative Korean medicine treatment for 24 weeks at Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine (Gangnam main branch) as part of a previous clinical study which was conducted from November, 2006 to April, 2007, and give written informed consent to long-term follow-up assessment at 10 years.

Conditions

• Low Back Pain
• Sciatica
• Intervertebral Disc Displacement

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DIAGNOSTIC_TEST	Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)	Changes in size and severity of the main herniated disc causing radiating pain will be evaluated by radiology specialists and Korean medicine doctors (KMDs) and categorized into three groups (improved, worse or no discernible change) in comparison with the immediate previous MRI to track long-term changes and assess for correlations in subjective clinical symptoms and objective physical evaluation and MRI results.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-03-10
• Primary completion: 2018-04-28
• Completion: 2018-04-28
• First posted: 2018-02-08
• Last updated: 2018-06-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: South Korea