Clinical Research on the Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment in Chronic Low Back Pain

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Clinical Research on the Efficacy of Acupuncture Treatment in Chronic Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Kyunghee University Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Korea Health Industry Development Institute

Conditions:

Chronic Low Back Pain

Acupuncture

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Brief Summary

This research is planned to build a basis about effect of acupuncture for chronic low back pain with economical efficacy. It is consisted with two sub research. First,clinical research to know the ef...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

The person who have been undergo chronic low back pain for chief complain over 3 months.
The person whose age is from 18 to 65.
The person who are normal in neurology examination.
The person whose bothersomeness for the last week before the participation of the treatment is over VAS 5.
The person who are diagnosed as nonspecific loe back pain.

Exclusion

The person who have radicular pain.
The person who are diagnosed as specific disease which cause low back pain such as metastatic cancer, vertebral fracture, spinal infection, inflammatory spondylitis.
The person who are diagnosed as other chronic disease which could affect the result such as caediovascular disease, diabetic neurophaty, active hepatitis, fibromyalagia, rheumatic arthritis, dementia, hemorrhagic disease, epilepsy.
The person who have had or would have spinal surgery.
The person who have other skeletomuscular pain as chief complain.
The person who have been treated acupuncture treatment for low back pain last 1 month.
The person who is taking corticosteroids, narcotics, muscle relaxant,anticoagulant drug, herb-med for low back pain, or other non-propal drugs.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

Trial Type :

EXPANDED_ACCESS

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00815529

Last Update

December 30 2008

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