NCT06190366

Effects of Bloodletting Acupuncture for Subacute and Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Effects of Bloodletting Acupuncture for Subacute and Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 108 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Charite University, Berlin, Germany · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Evaluation of a bloodletting acupuncture at the fossa poplitea in comparison to bloodletting acupuncture at the regio glutaea and a waiting list control group in patients with subacute and chronic non-specific pain low back pain.

Conditions

• Back Pain, Low

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
PROCEDURE	Bloodletting acupuncture at the fossa poplitea	This group is treated with bloodletting acupuncture at the fossa poplitea. The treatment takes place twice a week from week 1 to week 3. This means that 6 treatments of approx. 20 minutes each should be carried out within the 3 weeks.
PROCEDURE	Bloodletting acupuncture at the regio glutaea	This group is treated with bloodletting acupuncture at the regio glutaea. The treatment takes place twice a week from week 1 to week 3. This means that 6 treatments of approx. 20 minutes each should be carried out within the 3 weeks.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-19
• Primary completion: 2024-12-01
• Completion: 2025-12-01
• First posted: 2024-01-05
• Last updated: 2024-01-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Germany