Prospective Study of Clinical Utility of Acupuncture in Back Pain (PUCTURE-CV)
7 de noviembre de 2011 actualizado por: Group G-6
Prospective Epidemiological Study To Evaluate The Clinical Utility Of Acupuncture In The Treatment Of Back Pain (Study PUCTURE-CV)
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 pain, under conditions of usual clinical practice as the medical acupuncturist performed acupuncture, with and without supplementary pharmacological treatment during the first 4 weeks of follow up.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Desconocido
Condiciones
Descripción detallada
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 musculoskeletal pathologies and previously treated with conventional medical treatment with or without treatment currently.
Tipo de estudio
De observación
Inscripción (Anticipado)
102
Contactos y Ubicaciones
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Ubicaciones de estudio
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Madrid, España, 20010
- I.H. Hospital San Jose
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
18 años y mayores (Adulto, Adulto Mayor)
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
No
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Todos
Método de muestreo
Muestra no probabilística
Población de estudio
The study population is patients who go to the Acupuncture Office diagnosed of cervical, thoracic or lumbar pain caused by musculoskeletal diseases, pretreated with pharmacological treatment, they start treatment with acupuncture as adjunctive therapy for symptoms of their disease.
Initially it was estimated that the optimal number of patients included to achieve the objectives of the study is 102 patients
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- 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 Criteria:
- 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
Plan de estudios
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¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
Cohortes e Intervenciones
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With usual concomitant treatment
Two observational cohorts of patients will be evaluated: with and without concomitant analgesic/ antiinflammatory drugs.
The objective is evaluate that both therapies (drugs and acupuncture) could be used as adjunctive therapy in order to maximize the analgesia that could be reached
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Without usual concomitant treatment
This group include patients that are not been treated with analgesic drugs at the beginning of the study.
As an observational and naturalistic study any indicated treatment is allowed in any time
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
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VAS: Visual Analogic Scale of pain
Periodo de tiempo: 10 weekly visits
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Pain assesment will be evaluated using a Visual Analogic Scale of pain (VAS).
This variable will be evaluated in all 10 visits and it will be showed its evolution (decrease) along the study
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10 weekly visits
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Sheehan Disability Questionnaire
Periodo de tiempo: First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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Sheehan Disability Questionnaire, this validated questionnaire will be administrated in Visit 1 (Basal) and Visit 10 (Final) and it will be compared if there has been statistical differences between both evaluations
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First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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Evaluation of the Scale Hospital Anxiety Depression (HAD)
Periodo de tiempo: First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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Scale Hospital Anxiety Depression (HAD), this scale will be evaluated using a validated questionnaire administrated in Visit 1 (basal) and Visit 10 (Final) and it will be compared if there has been statistical differences between both evaluations
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First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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Health Questionnaire EuroQol-5D
Periodo de tiempo: First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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Health Questionnaire EuroQol-5D, this validated questionnaire will be administrated in Visit 1 (Basal) and Visit 10 (Final) and it will be compared if there has been statistical differences between both evaluations
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First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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Assessment of sleep with the integrated scale MOS (Medical Outcomes Study)
Periodo de tiempo: First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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Assessment of sleep with the integrated scale MOS (Medical Outcomes Study), this scale will be evaluated using a validated questionnaire administrated in Visit 1 (basal) and Visit 10 (Final) and it will be compared if there has been statistical differences between both evaluations
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First Visit (week 1) and Final Visit (week 10)
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McGill Pain Questionnaire
Periodo de tiempo: 10 weekly visits
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A secondary evaluation of pain suffered by the patients will be evaluated using the validated McGill Pain Questionnaire.
This questionnaire will be adminstrated in all 10 visits and it will be showed its evolution (decrease) along the study
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10 weekly visits
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
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Patrocinador
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Valentin Martin, MD, PhD, Grupo G6
Fechas de registro del estudio
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Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio
1 de julio de 2010
Finalización primaria (Anticipado)
1 de junio de 2012
Finalización del estudio (Anticipado)
1 de octubre de 2012
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
28 de septiembre de 2010
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
28 de octubre de 2010
Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)
1 de noviembre de 2010
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Estimar)
8 de noviembre de 2011
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
7 de noviembre de 2011
Última verificación
1 de noviembre de 2011
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
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Otros números de identificación del estudio
- GE6-ACU-2010-01
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