Clinical research of Comparative Effectiveness and Cost-effectiveness of Chuna manual therapy for non-acute Low back pain : Multi-center Randomized Controlled Trial

Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital0 sites194 target enrollmentTBD

Overview

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Registry

who.int

Start Date

TBD

End Date

TBD

Last Updated

7 years ago

Study Type

Interventional Study

Sex

All

Sponsor

Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital

•1\) Non\-acute low back pain patients (with pain duration of 3 weeks or longer) with average Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) \=5 during the past week
•2\) Patients aged 19 years or older and 70 years or younger
•3\) Patients who have agreed to trial participation and provided written informed consent

•1\) Patients diagnosed with serious pathology(s) which may cause low back pain (e.g. spinal metastasis of tumor(s), acute fracture, spinal dislocation)
•2\) Patients who are suspected of fracture according to the researcher's clinical judgment
•3\) Patients with spinal surgery history within 3 months
•4\) Patients with other chronic disease(s) which may interfere with treatment effect or interpretation of outcome (e.g. chronic renal failure)
•5\) Patients with progressive neurologic deficit or severe neurologic symptoms such as cauda equina syndrome
•6\) Patients with inner fixation or stabilization device applied through spinal surgery
•7\) Patients currently taking steroids, immunosuppressants, medicine for mental illness or other medication(s) that may interfere with study results
•8\) Patients who have received Chuna manual therapy, medicine such as nonsteroidal anti\-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), or invasive treatments such as acupuncture or injections within the past week
•9\) Pregnant patients, breastfeeding patients or patients with plans of pregnancy
•10\) Patients participating in other clinical studies or otherwise deemed unsuitable by the researchers