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Therapeutic effect of deep electroacupuncture insertion and shallow electroacupuncture insertion in the treatment of chronic lumbar disc herniatio

Not Applicable
Conditions
umbar disc herniation
Registration Number
ITMCTR1900002664
Lead Sponsor
Department of Acupuncture, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine Third Affiliated Hospital
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
Not specified
Inclusion Criteria

Patients with chronic low back pain and diagnosed as lumbar disc herniation for more than 12 weeks; Patients are 20-80 years old; patients signed the informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

1. patients who have serious lumbar disc herniation that caused neurological dysfunction;
2. patients who have received surgery of spinal;
3. patients who known or suspected serious spinal diseases (tumours, fractures, infective diseases of the spine, etc.);
4. patients who have severe cardiovascular diseases, endocrine diseases, or had a pacemaker or metal implants;
5. patients who are pregnant or lactating, or planning to conceive during the study period;
6. patients who using anticoagulant or antiplatelet drugs;
7. patients who have skin diseases;
8. patients who have mental disorders.

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional study
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
low back pain VAS;
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire;EQ-5D-5L health status questionnaire;Likert self-report overall change;
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