Traditional Chinese Medicine in Routine care of Orthopaedic Rehabilitation - sustainability and acceptance by patients of the German Pension Fund

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic back pain and/or osteoarthritis of one or more joints; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Dorsalgia

• Registration Number: ISRCTN40932605
• Lead Sponsor: Refonet (Germany)

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-04-20
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 520

Inclusion Criteria

1. Chronic back pain and/or arthritis pain
2. Both males and females, aged 30 to 60 years

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pension required
2. Spinal or joint surgery in the last three month
3. Psychiatric diseases
4. Epilepsy
5. Coagulopathy
6. Pregnancy

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Improvement in health-related quality of life: <br>1.1. SF-12® Health Survey at T1 and T3<br>1.2. Interview at T1 and T2<br><br>2. Improvement in subjective employment forecast: <br>2.1. Subjective employment forecast (Subjektive Prognose der Erwerbstätigkeit [SPE]) questionnaire at T1 and T3<br>2.2. Interview at T1 and T2<br><br>T1 = Baseline <br>T2 = At 3 weeks <br>T3 = At 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Treatment satisfaction: <br>1.1. Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (Fragebogen zu Patientenzufriedenheit [ZUF-8])<br>1.2. Interview <br>2. Acceptance of the traditional Chinese therapy: <br>2.1. Questionnaire: wish of treatment with a renewed rehabilitation <br>2.2. Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (Fragebogen zu Patientenzufriedenheit [ZUF-8]) <br><br>All secondary outcome measures will be assessed at T2.<br> <br>T1 = Baseline <br>T2 = At 3 weeks <br>T3 = At 6 months