Status:
UNKNOWN
Bee Venom Acupuncture for the Treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Kyunghee University Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Conditions:
Chronic Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of bee venom acupuncture on pain intensity, functional status and quality of life of patients with chronic low back pain.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- nonspecific, chronic low back pain over 3 months
- Must have LBP of more than VAS 4
Exclusion
- cancer, vertebral fracture, spinal infection, inflammatory spondylitis
- spinal operation
- radicular pain
- other musculoskeletal pain
- physicological or mental disorders
- allergic history to BV therapy or insect bite
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
54 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01491321
Start Date
April 1 2011
End Date
March 1 2012
Last Update
March 21 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Spine Center, Kyung Hee University Hospital at Gangdong
Seoul, South Korea, 134-727