aser acupuncture in chronic low back pain trial.
Not Applicable
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Chronic non-specific low back painAlternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine
- Registration Number
- ACTRN12610000043033
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr Gregory Glazov
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 140
Inclusion Criteria
Chronic non-specific low back pain (duration >3 months )
Exclusion Criteria
Baseline pain < 3 (Numerical Pain Rating Scale )
Secondary causes of back pain present.
Fibromyalgia.
Pregnancy/ within 3 months postpartum.
Taking regular opioid analgesics.
Disability Support Pension for back pain.
Workers Compensation or other insurance related cause for back pain.
Previous lumbar surgery .
Previous specialist injections for back pain
Acupuncture /dry needling for back pain in previous 6 months
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain (Numerical Rating Scale for Pain)[6 week after completion of course of treatment];Disability ( Oswestry Disability Index)[6 week after completion of course of treatment]
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain (Numerical Rating Scale for Pain)[(post treatment, 6 months, 12 months)];Disability (Oswestry Disability Index )[(post treatment, 6 months, 12 months)];Global rating scale (effectiveness of treatment using 7 point Likert scale)[post treatment/ 6 weeks /6 months /12 months]