A randomized controlled clinical study of Huo Long Moxibustion on cold low back pai
- 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
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.
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
Name Time Method numerical rating scale of pain;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method TCM constitution score;Oswestry Disability Index;Effects of Disease and Syndrome of traditional Chinese medicine standards;