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- Clinical Trial NCT01570127
Efficacy and Safety Study of Individualized and Standardized Acupuncture Treatment for Low Back Pain
Clinical Trial to Evaluate and Compare the Efficacy and Safety of Individualized and Standardized Acupuncture for Low Back Pain Patients: Randomized, Double-blind, Controlled Study
Study Overview
Status
Conditions
Detailed Description
To determine whether individualized acupuncture is more effective than standardized acupuncture, 276 Low Back Pain patients will be recruited and randomly assigned to 4 separate groups.
Experimental groups(Individualized Acupuncture Group and Standardized Acupuncture Group) and Control groups (Sham acupuncture and waiting list)
The change of pain and physical functions will be compared among the four groups.
So the efficacy of acupuncture, and the best acupuncture treatment model will be determined. Also in addition, safety and abnormal reactions of acupuncture treatments will be evaluated.
Study Type
Enrollment (Anticipated)
Phase
- Phase 2
Contacts and Locations
Study Contact
- Name: Dongwoo Nam, Ph.D.
- Phone Number: +82-2-958-1827
- Email: hanisanam@hanmail.net
Study Locations
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Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 130-872
- Recruiting
- Kyung Hee University Oriental Medicine Hospital
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Contact:
- Dongwoo Nam, Ph.D
- Phone Number: +82-2-958-1827
- Email: hanisanam@hanmail.net
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Sub-Investigator:
- Dongwoo Nam, Ph.D
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
- Child
- Adult
- Older Adult
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Male and female patients suffering Low Back Pain.
- Patients classified as Class 1(pain in the lumbar area, without radiation below the gluteal fold and in the absence of neurologic signs) or Class 2(Low back pain with radiation of pain not beyond the knee, no neurological signs) according to the Quebec Task Force System
- Suffering pain which is more than 40mm on VAS(Visual Analog Scale)
- Voluntary participants who have completed the consent.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Low back trauma history within 6 months.
- Low back surgery history within 6 months.
- Low back pain caused by malignancy, inflammatory disease, fibromyalgia, vertebral fracture, infection, juvenile scoliosis or congenital malformation.
- Pain in other parts of the body more severe than low back pain.
- Mental problems that can influence the pain or results of questionnaire.
- Diseases that can interfere absorption, metabolism and excretion of medicine.
- History of alcohol or drug abuse within 12 months of the study.
- Pregnant, breastfeeding or childbearing aged women who are not using any birth control methods.
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: Treatment
- Allocation: Randomized
- Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: Triple
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Individualized Acupuncture
The patients in this group received individualized acupuncture prescribed by a certified Korean Medicine Doctor with more than 6 years of oriental medicine college education and 2 years of clinical experience.
The acupuncture formulas were composed based on the pattern diagnosis, which is an unique diagnosis system of Oriental Medicine.
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The treatment was applied twice a week for 20 minutes for 6 weeks(12sessions)
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Experimental: Standardized Acupuncture
The patients in this group received standardized acupuncture treatment using the same acupuncture points, applied by a certified Korean Medicine Doctor with more than 6 years of oriental medicine college education and 2 years of clinical experience.
The acupuncture formulas were composed based on literature review of RCTs.
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The treatment was applied twice a week for 20 minutes for 6 weeks(12sessions) 8 Acupuncture points, GV4, GV3, BL24(bilateral), BL25(bilateral) and GB30(bilateral) were used for all the patients assigned to this group.
Sterile Stainless Steel(25mm x 40mm) disposable acupuncture needles manufactured by Dong-Bang Acupuncture Co.(Korea) were used.
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Sham Comparator: Sham acupuncture
Non-penetrating acupuncture device, Park-sham acupuncture, was applied to the patients.
The appearance of the acupuncture is same but the needles do not penetrate the skin.
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The treatment was applied twice a week for 6 weeks(12sessions).
The sham acupuncture was applied on the 8 same acupuncture points as in the standardized acupuncture group, GV4, GV3, BL24(bilateral), BL25(bilateral) and GB30(bilateral).
Each session was 20 minutes long.
Other Names:
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No Intervention: Waiting
No interventions were applied to the patients in this group.
Only assessments were made at each visit.
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No interventions were applied to the patients in this group.
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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The change of 100mm pain Visual Analog Scale(VAS) after 6 weeks of treatment.
Time Frame: at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment.
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Visual analog scale (VAS) is a tool used to measure pain.
The patient is asked to indicate their perceived pain intensity along a 100 mm horizontal line, where '0' represents 'no pain' and '100', 'unbearable pain'.
The change of pain will be reported by comparing the mean VAS before treatment and after the 6 week trearment period.
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at baseline and after 6 weeks of treatment.
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Roland - Morris Disability Questionnaire
Time Frame: at 2nd(baseline), 8th(after 4 weeks of treatment), 13th(end of study) and 14th(follow up) visit
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Roland - Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) is scored by adding up the number of items checked by the patients, among the 24 items concerning various disablilities caused by low back pain.
The score can therefore vary from 0 to 24.
Higher the scores represent worse disabilities.
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at 2nd(baseline), 8th(after 4 weeks of treatment), 13th(end of study) and 14th(follow up) visit
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SF-36
Time Frame: at 2nd(baseline), 8th(after 4 weeks of treatment), 13th(end of study) and 14th(follow up) visit
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The 36 questions yields an 8-scale health profile.
It is useful in monitoring the change in health related quality of life.
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at 2nd(baseline), 8th(after 4 weeks of treatment), 13th(end of study) and 14th(follow up) visit
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Adverse Events
Time Frame: at 2nd(baseline), 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th(end of study)
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Any unpredicted symptoms were checked at each follow up visit and if any, the symptom, time of occurrence, and length of duration were recorded and reported.
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at 2nd(baseline), 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, 12th and 13th(end of study)
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Collaborators and Investigators
Sponsor
Investigators
- Study Chair: Jae-Dong Lee, Ph.D, Kyunghee University Medical Center
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (Anticipated)
Study Completion (Anticipated)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (Estimate)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- KOMCIRB-02-20101130-02
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