Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of the Pain Relief Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Lumbar Spine Degeneration.
Lead Sponsor:
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Conditions:
Spondylosis Lumbar
Eligibility:
All Genders
20+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The Global Burden of Disease's 2023 study shows that lower back pain affects over 619 million people worldwide, with projections reaching 843 million by 2050. It is a common symptom of lumbar spine de...
Detailed Description
The Global Burden of Disease's 2023 study shows that lower back pain affects over 619 million people worldwide, with projections reaching 843 million by 2050. It is a common symptom of lumbar spine de...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients aged 20 years and older.
- Patients diagnosed with lumbar spine degeneration (Imaging and clinical criteria according to the "Guidelines for Diagnosis and Treatment of Musculoskeletal Diseases" - Ministry of Health of Viet Nam 2014; AAFP-2024).
- Patients with back pain with a VAS score of ≥ 50mm, continuous or recurrent with the same initial diagnosed cause, lasting from the time of initial diagnosis to the time of study participation for ≥ 3 months.
- Individuals who have never used auricular acupuncture.
- Voluntarily agree to participate in the study.
Exclusion
- Individuals with cognitive disorders (Glasgow \< 13 points).
- Individuals are allergic to any component of the ear acupressure seeds, or experiencing anxiety, fear of needles, or with a history of acupuncture syncope.
- Patients with symptoms of saddle anesthesia, urinary or fecal incontinence, paresthesia or muscle atrophy, progressive muscle weakness.
- History of cancer or currently undergoing cancer treatment, or unexplained weight loss.
- Patients who are awakened at night due to back pain.
- Patients contraindicated the medication used in the study: paracetamol.
- Pregnant or breastfeeding women.
- Patients are currently experiencing systemic infection.
- Individuals with unhealed wounds, ear or lumbar region infections.
- Currently participating in an intervention study with another drug or device.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
March 15 2025
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
August 31 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
60 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06874959
Start Date
March 15 2025
End Date
August 31 2025
Last Update
September 19 2025
Active Locations (2)
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1
Traditional Chinese Medicine faculty - Thống Nhất Hospital
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
2
University medical center HCMC branch 3
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam