Evaluation of Efficacy and Safety of Herbal Medicine on Work related Chronic Low Back Pai
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0002177
- Lead Sponsor
- Gil Korean Medicine Hospital, Gachon University
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 72
1) Inpatients with Chief Complaint of Low Back Pain in Oriental Rehabilitation Medical Center
2) Age 19 - 65
3) Occupations Designated As High-Risk Or Safety-Sensitive to low back pain(hospital worker, office worker, blue collar, vehicle driver)
4) Satisfying all of the following criteria
- Numeric rating scale 4-7 points
- Diagnosed with at-risk worker or worker with pain by using musculoskeletal disorder questionnaire(KOSHA)
5) Ability to have normal communication
6) Ability to give informed consent
1. Patients with pain duration of 3 months or less
2. Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms by SLR test
3. Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause low back pain (e.g. spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, etc)
4. Patients with spondylolisthesis or spondylolysis(diagnosed with grade II or higher level)
5. Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mental illness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results
6. Patients with history of spinal surgery
7. Patients with more severe pain than pain caused by low back pain
8. Those who do not (cannot) abide by treatment and follow up due to the mental illness such as behavior disorder, depression, anxiety neurosis etc.
9. Patients with history of Medical Malpractice Case
10. Patients with treatment history of low back pain within 1 month either KM or WM
11. Patients participating in other clinical studies within 3 months
12. Pregnant patients or patients with plans of pregnancy or lactating patients
13. Patients disagree to sign the informed consent form
14. Patients deemed unsuitable for participating the trial by the researchers
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method numeric rating scale
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire ;European Quality of life 5 Dimension ;Adverse Events;Liver function test