Study to determine if laser acupuncture is of useful in the treatment of chronic low back pai

Recruiting

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Pain management

• Registration Number: ACTRN12607000105448
• Lead Sponsor: Dr Gregory Glazov

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2007-02-02
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

Chronic low back pain

Exclusion Criteria

(i)specific causes for back pain such as radiculopathy caused by disc prolapse , spinal stenosis , osteoporotic vertebral fracture , neoplasia or infection, (ii) pregnancy, (iii)current involvement with Work Cover or insurance, (iv)treatment with narcotic analgesics , (v)low back surgery in previous 2 years. (vi) Acupuncture or facet block injections to low back in previous 3 months.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. pain measured by visual analogue scale (VAS)[At the last treatment];2. disability measured by Oswestry Disability Questionnaire (ODQ) [At the last treatment]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Pain measured by VAS [At 6 weeks follow up ];2. Depression,Anxiety Stress Scale 21 (DASS21) [At end of treatnent and at 6 weeks follow up ];3. ODQ [At 6 weeks follow up];4. Global Assessment (GA) [At end treatment, at 6 weeks follow up and at 6 months follow up. ];5. Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI-A) [At 6 weeks follow up]