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Tuina intervention for low back pain: a randomized controlled trial

Not Applicable
Conditions
low back pain
Registration Number
ITMCTR1900002290
Lead Sponsor
Yueyang Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

(1) the duration of low back pain as their main symptom for at least 3 months;
(2) the pain lasting =20 minutes per each time and at least once a month frequently;
(3) patients aged 18 to 65 years, male or female;
(4) patients who volunteered to take part in the study and signed Informed Consent Forms;
(5) promise not to receive other related therapy during the period of treatment;
(6) capable of comply with the intervention and follow-up assignment.

Exclusion Criteria

(1) chronic low back pain caused by local disease for example: lumbar fracture, lumbar tumor, lumbar tuberculosis, lumbar spine surgery or trauma;
(2) sciatica, myelopathy, displacement or radiculopathy due to lumbar intervertebral disc disorders or spondylolisthesis;
(3) severe primary disease such as cardiovascular, lung, kidney, and hematopoietic disease;
(4) ongoing treatment within 5 days prior to inclusion;
(5) mental disorder;
(6) pregnant woman.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Oswestry disability index;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
SF-36 Daily Life Quality Scale;Simplified McGill Pain Scale;
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