Status:
UNKNOWN
Treating ALBP With Acupuncture - Comparison of the Efficacy Between Distal Points and Local Points
Lead Sponsor:
Hong Kong Baptist University
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study is a randomized controlled trial on acupuncture for Acute Low Back Pain(ALBP). According to literature, using distal acupoints only to treat ALBP is mostly recognized, but in our daily clin...
Detailed Description
It will be a randomized controlled trial on acupuncture for ALBP, conducted at the Pok Oi Hospital - Hong Kong Baptist University Chinese Medicine Clinic cum Training and Research Centre (Kowloon City...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Low Back Pain as chief complaint: pain and discomfort, localized below the costal margin and above the inferior gluteal folds, with or without leg pain;
- Participants' aged between 18 and 65 years old;
- Acute onset of symptom: lasting less than 6 weeks;
- Provided informed consent prior to the study.
Exclusion
- Low back pain lasting more than 6 weeks;
- Alerting features (Red Flags) or serious conditions associated with acute low back pain: Significant trauma, unexplained weight loss, past history of malignancy, fever, age \>65 years old, severe and unremitting night-time pain;
- Contraindication of acupuncture, including needle phobia, severe cutaneous condition, excessive hunger/exhaustion/overeat, emotional instability, pregnancy(relative contraindication) etc.;
- Received acupuncture treatment during the last month.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2022
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
March 31 2024
Estimated Enrollment :
102 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05319288
Start Date
September 1 2022
End Date
March 31 2024
Last Update
March 7 2023
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Zhong Lidan
Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong, 637551