Status:
UNKNOWN
Prospective Study of Clinical Utility of Acupuncture in Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Group G-6
Conditions:
Back Pain
Musculoskeletal Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate prospectively the effectiveness of acupuncture as adjunctive therapy in the treatment of spinal pain is the three backbone areas: cervical, thoracic and lumbar...
Detailed Description
Epidemiological, observational, prospective, with two cohorts, naturalistic and non-interventionist study. The disease to be studied is Back pain (cervical, thoracic or lumbar) caused by musculoskele...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients of both sexes, aged 18 and over
- Patients diagnosed with back pain: cervical, thoracic or lumbar.
- Patients who has received appropriate medical treatment for their disease: analgesics, anti-inflammatories, or other treatments, but painful and symptoms persist
- Patients that could receive acupuncture treatment in order to reduce the symptoms and reviewed by a medical acupuncturist
- Patients with sufficient cultural and educational level to complete the health questionnaires required in the study
- Patients who have given their written informed consent to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Patient with any illness and that medical opinions recommended not to participate in the study
- Patient can not respond to questionnaires administered during the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01231425
Start Date
July 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2012
Last Update
November 8 2011
Active Locations (1)
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I.H. Hospital San Jose
Madrid, Madrid, Spain, 20010