Efficacy of acupuncture for sciatica: a randomized controlled trial
- Conditions
- sciatica
- Registration Number
- ITMCTR2100004623
- Lead Sponsor
- Beijing University of Chinese Medicine
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- Not specified
1. Patients 18 years or older;
2. Patients meeting the diagnostic criteria of sciatica;
3. Sciatica lasting for more than 3 months;
4. Intensity of leg pain on visual analogue scale(VAS) over 40mm;
5. Patients who are willing to sign the informed consent.
1. Sciatica caused by other conditions than lumar disc herniation;
2. Patients who have or are suspected to have severe spinal disease (e.g., cauda equina syndrome) or severe progressive neurological symptoms (e.g., progressive muscle weakness);
3. Patients with cardiovascular, liver, kidney, or hematopoietic system diseases, mental health disorders, or other severe coexisting diseases (e.g., cancer);
4. Patients who are pregnant, breast-feeding or planning to conceive during the trial;
5. Patients who are taking drugs that have a therapeutic effect on sciatica;
6. Patients who underwent surgery for lumbar disc herniation within the past 1 year;
7. Patients who plan to have a spinal surgery or other interventional treatments (e.g., epidural steroid injection) during the treatment period of the trial;
8. Patients who have received acupuncture for treating sciatica within the past 1 year.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional study
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of scores on Oswestry disability index from baseline;Change of leg pain intensity from baseline;
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change of leg pain intensity from baseline at other evaluation time points;Blinding assessment;Short Form Health Survey 36;Incidence of adverse events;Change of back pain intensity from baseline;brain magenetic resonance imaging;The use of rescue medicine or other treatment methods;Global perceived recovery;Change of scores on Oswestry disability index from baseline at other evaluation time points;Sciatica Frequency and Bothersomeness Index;Credibility assessment;