NCT04238117

Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Postpartum Low Back Pain

Laser Acupuncture Therapy in Postpartum Low Back Pain: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 106 (actual)
• Sponsor: Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 20 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Over half of women after giving birth have low back pain (LBP), however, LBP is often accepted as a normal part of postpartum. Unsolved low back pain undoubtedly affects women's physical health and may be negatively affect their psychological health. This study was aimed to investigate the efficacy of laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) in postpartum LBP. Postpartum women with LBP admitted at a postpartum care center were recruited and randomly assigned to the intervention group or the control group. The participants in the intervention group underwent 10 sessions/2 weeks of LAT and received standard obstetric care. The participants in the control group only received standard obstetric care. Primary outcome measurements were Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) for pain and salivary cortisol values. Secondary outcome measurements were Chinese versions of the Roland and Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ), Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) version 2.1and the Perceived Stress Scale (PSS).

Conditions

• Lower Back Pain
• Postpartum Period

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Laser acupuncture treatment	Laser acupuncture therapy (LAT) is a noninvasive technique that involves stimulation of traditional acupoints with low intensity, non thermal laser irradiation.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-11-01
• Primary completion: 2018-07-31
• Completion: 2018-07-31
• First posted: 2020-01-23
• Last updated: 2020-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan