Comparative Effectiveness of Hand Reflexology point and Traditional Local Acupuncture point for Treatment of Chronic Low back pain: A randomized clinical trial

Phase 1

Completed

• Conditions: chronic back pain; chronic back pain, acupuncture, master tung

• Registration Number: TCTR20220306001
• Lead Sponsor: /A

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2022-02-27
• Study Start: 2022-03-06
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 58

Inclusion Criteria

1.Male or female, age 20 -65 years
2.Chronic low back pain for more than 3 months without pain in the lower leg
3.Average pain score 5-8
4.Have not received acupuncture treatment for at least 6 months

Exclusion Criteria

1.Having lower back pain caused by herniated disc or osteoporosis of all kinds

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
pain score pre-test at the beginning of study day 1 and post-test at the ending of study day 7 numerical rating scale

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
back range of motion pre-test at the beginning of study day 1 and post-test at the ending of study day 7 BROMInclinometer,back strength pre-test at the beginning of study day 1 and post-test at the ending of study day 7 Back and leg dynamometer