An Integrative Medical Clinical pathway approach of effect and validity for acute Pain after Back surgery
- Conditions
- Diseases of the musculo-skeletal system and connective tissue
- Registration Number
- KCT0002381
- Lead Sponsor
- Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 20
1) Patients within 5 days after Back surgery
2) Patients with pain, defined as a Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) value = 50mm
or Functinal scale Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) value = 25
3) Patients who are between 19 and 70 years of age
4) Patients who agreed to participate voluntarily in this study and signed a written informed consent forms
1) Patients with a chronic disease that could influence the treatment effects or the analysis of the treatment results (e.g., severe cardiovascular disease, Kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy)
2) Patients for whom acupuncture would be inappropriate or unsafe (e.g., hemorrhagic disease, a history of having received anticoagulant therapy, severe diabetes with a risk of infection, severe cardiovascular disease)
3) Patients who are currently pregnant or planning to become pregnant
4) a mental patient
5) Patients who are participating in another clinical trial
6) Patients who are unable to sign a written informed consent form
7) Patients who are judged by the researchers to be inappropriate for the clinical study
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional Study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Pain intensity scale: Visual Analogue Scale(VAS)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Functional scale: Oswestry Disability Index (ODI);Quality of life: EeroQol 5-Dimension (EQ-5D) ;clinical pathway satisfaction questionnaire