onger term clinical and economic benefits of offering acupuncture to patients with chronic low back pai

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic low back pain; Musculoskeletal Diseases; Spinal conditions

• Registration Number: ISRCTN80764175
• Lead Sponsor: Department of Health (UK)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-04-25
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

Patients with low back pain. Age 20-65 years with low back pain or sciatica, greater than 4 weeks and less than 12-months pain this episode

Exclusion Criteria

Past spinal surgery, severe or progressive motor weakness or central disc prolapse, possible spinal pathology (eg carcinoma)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Relief of chronic pain<br>2. Cost effectiveness

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Secondary outcomes included the McGill Present Pain Index (PPI), Oswestry Pain Disability Index (ODI), all other SF-36 dimensions, medication use, pain-free months in the past year, worry about back pain, satisfaction with care received, and safety and acceptability of acupuncture care.