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A randomized controlled clinical study of Huo Long Moxibustion on cold low back pai

Not Applicable
Conditions
ow Back Pain
Registration Number
ITMCTR2000003698
Lead Sponsor
Shuguang Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai University of TCM
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

1. Aged 18 to 70 years old;
2. Meet the diagnostic criteria:
(1) Have a long history of low back pain and recurrent attacks;
(2) Cold and damp type: severe cold and pain in the waist, unfavorable turning of the side, unabated lying still, aggravated by rainy days. White and greasy tongue coating, heavy pulse;
(3) Kidney-deficiency type: waist pain and fatigue, like pressing and kneading, weakness of feet and knees, worsening of fatigue when lying down, often recurrent attacks;
Meet (1) + (2), or (1) + (3).
3. Informed consent and signed the corresponding informed consent form.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Pregnant or lactating women;
2. People with severe liver, kidney, and lung dysfunction;
3. People with mental disorders who cannot cooperate with treatment;
4. Those who are allergic to ginger and moxa;
5. Partial skin damage cannot cooperate with treatment;
6. Those who have obvious surgical indications and should not be treated conservatively;
7. The included patients received other drugs or treatments during the study period and it is difficult to evaluate the efficacy.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
numerical rating scale of pain;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
TCM constitution score;Oswestry Disability Index;Effects of Disease and Syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine standards;
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