NCT04576520

PCT of Pharmacopuncture Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain : A Pilot Study

Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial of Pharmacopuncture Therapy for Chronic Low Back Pain : A Pilot Study

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 32 (actual)
• Sponsor: Jaseng Medical Foundation · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 19 Years – 70 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is pilot study for a 2-arm parallel pragmatic randomized controlled trial that will compare pharmacopuncture therapy and physical therapy for chronic low back pain.

Detailed description

This is a pragmatic RCT, so the physicians will choose the type and volume of pharmacopuncture and the type and time of physical therapy according to participants' conditions, respectively.

Conditions

• Chronic Low-back Pain

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	pharmacopuncture therapy	This is a pragmatic RCT, so the physicians will choose the type and volume of pharmacopuncture according to participants' conditions.
PROCEDURE	physical therapy	This is a pragmatic RCT, so the physicians will choose the type and time of physical therapy according to participants' conditions.

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-10-13
• Primary completion: 2021-03-26
• Completion: 2021-03-26
• First posted: 2020-10-06
• Last updated: 2021-08-30

Locations

4 sites across 1 country: South Korea