Prospective Study of Clinical Utility of Acupuncture in Back Pain (PUCTURE-CV)
7 november 2011 bijgewerkt door: 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.
Studie Overzicht
Toestand
Onbekend
Conditie
Gedetailleerde beschrijving
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.
Studietype
Observationeel
Inschrijving (Verwacht)
102
Contacten en locaties
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Studie Locaties
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Madrid, Spanje, 20010
- I.H. Hospital San Jose
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Deelname Criteria
Onderzoekers zoeken naar mensen die aan een bepaalde beschrijving voldoen, de zogenaamde geschiktheidscriteria. Enkele voorbeelden van deze criteria zijn iemands algemene gezondheidstoestand of eerdere behandelingen.
Geschiktheidscriteria
Leeftijden die in aanmerking komen voor studie
18 jaar en ouder (Volwassen, Oudere volwassene)
Accepteert gezonde vrijwilligers
Nee
Geslachten die in aanmerking komen voor studie
Allemaal
Bemonsteringsmethode
Niet-waarschijnlijkheidssteekproef
Studie Bevolking
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
Beschrijving
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
Studie plan
Dit gedeelte bevat details van het studieplan, inclusief hoe de studie is opgezet en wat de studie meet.
Hoe is de studie opgezet?
Ontwerpdetails
Cohorten en interventies
Groep / Cohort |
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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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Wat meet het onderzoek?
Primaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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VAS: Visual Analogic Scale of pain
Tijdsspanne: 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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Secundaire uitkomstmaten
Uitkomstmaat |
Maatregel Beschrijving |
Tijdsspanne |
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Sheehan Disability Questionnaire
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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
Tijdsspanne: 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)
Tijdsspanne: 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
Tijdsspanne: 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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Medewerkers en onderzoekers
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Sponsor
Onderzoekers
- Hoofdonderzoeker: Valentin Martin, MD, PhD, Grupo G6
Studie record data
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Bestudeer belangrijke data
Studie start
1 juli 2010
Primaire voltooiing (Verwacht)
1 juni 2012
Studie voltooiing (Verwacht)
1 oktober 2012
Studieregistratiedata
Eerst ingediend
28 september 2010
Eerst ingediend dat voldeed aan de QC-criteria
28 oktober 2010
Eerst geplaatst (Schatting)
1 november 2010
Updates van studierecords
Laatste update geplaatst (Schatting)
8 november 2011
Laatste update ingediend die voldeed aan QC-criteria
7 november 2011
Laatst geverifieerd
1 november 2011
Meer informatie
Termen gerelateerd aan deze studie
Trefwoorden
Aanvullende relevante MeSH-voorwaarden
Andere studie-ID-nummers
- GE6-ACU-2010-01
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