Effectiveness of manual acupuncture vs electroacupuncture for lumbar disk herniation: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- lumbar disk herniation
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2200006643
- Lead Sponsor
- Guangdong second traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Pending
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
Inclusion Criteria
The inclusion criteria for all patients will be: (1) persistent low back pain greater than 3 months; (2) aged 18 - 80 years.
Exclusion Criteria
The exclusion criteria will be: (1) completely ineffective after conservative treatment for 6 months before enrollment; (2) history of spinal surgery within the 6 months; (3) spinal diseases (deformity, tumours, vertebral fracture, etc); (4) had received acupuncture for LDH within 1 week before enrollment; (5) severe cardiovascular diseases, cognitive dysfunction, mental illnesses, or illness that will be unable to cooperate; (6) Pregnant or lactating women; (7) blood coagulation disorders or regular use of anticoagulant drugs; (8) cardiac pacemaker or metal implantation.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method pain intensity;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method general health status;therapeutic effect;analgesic consumption;Functional limitations;