ITMCTR2000003104
Completed
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Acupuncture along affected meridians for sciatica: a multicenter randomized controlled pilot trial.
Beijing University of Chinese Medicine0 sitesTBD
ConditionsSciatica
Overview
- Phase
- 未知
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Sciatica
- Sponsor
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 3 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
No summary available.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Patients aged between 18 to 70 years.
- •2\. Patients whose symptoms of sciatica consist for 1 month or more.
- •3\. The intensity of leg pain valued by visual analogue scale(VAS) for 40 mm or more.
- •4\. Patients are willing and able to provide written informed consent.
Exclusion Criteria
- •1\. Patients who have or are suspected to have severe spinal disease (e.g., cauda equina syndrome) or severe progressive neurological symptoms (e.g., progressive muscle weakness).
- •2\. Patients with sciatica caused by conditions other than lumbar disc herniation.
- •3\. Patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation within the past 6 months.
- •4\. Patients who plan to have a spinal surgery or other interventional treatments (e.g., epidural steroid injection) during the first 4 weeks of the trial.
- •5\. Patients with cardiovascular, liver, kidney, or hematopoietic system diseases, mental health disorders, or other severe coexisting diseases (e.g., cancer).
- •6\. Patients continually taking antiepileptic medication, antidepressant medication, opioids or corticosteroids
- •7\. Patients who are pregnant, breast\-feeding or planning to conceive during the trial.
- •8\. Patients who have received acupuncture therapy within the past 6 months.
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified
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