Acupuncture for knee osteoarthritis and chronic low back pai

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Chronic non-specific low back pain; knee osteoarthritis; Alternative and Complementary Medicine - Other alternative and complementary medicine; Musculoskeletal - Osteoarthritis; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000944538
• Lead Sponsor: RMIT university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-09-09
• Study Completion: 2016-04-04
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 43

Inclusion Criteria

1. Chronic non-specific low back pain sufferers, meeting the following criteria:

- aged 20-65years

- Diagnosed with chronic non-specific low back pain by a general health practitioner or a registered health practitioner (eg: chiropractor, physiotherapist, osteopath) OR meeting the recommendations from the American College of Physicians and the American Pain Society (R. Chou et la, 'Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain: A joint clinical practice guideline from the American College of physicians and the American Pain Society', Ann Intern Med, 147(2007),478-91)

- experienced ongoing pain at or above two out of 10 on a 10cm visual analogue scale (VAS) in the previous week

-adequate conversational English

OR

2. knee osteoarthritis sufferers meeting the following criteria:

- aged 40-80 years

- diagnosed with osteoarthritis (by a general practitioner or a registered health care practitioner) in one/ both knees for more than six months OR knee pain with at least three out of six of the following criteria as recommended by the American College of Rheumatology (R. Altman et al, The American College of Rheumatology criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis of the knee, Arthritis Rhuem 1986;29:1039-1049):
1. Age more that 50 years
2. stiffness for more than 30 minutes
3. crepitus
4. bony tenderness
5. bony enlargement
6. no palpable warmth

- Experienced ongoing pain at or above two out of 10 on a 10cm visual analogue scale (VAS) in the previous week

- adequate conversational English

Exclusion Criteria

1. For chronic non-specific low back pain suffers:

- Regular anti-convulsant, anti-depressant or opioid use for pain.

- People with Chronic non-specific low back pain who also have knee osteoarthritis

-Radicular pain, osteosporosis, surgery or previous fractures of the spine, history of acute trauma in the spine, low back pain caused by inflammatory, malignant, or autoimmune disease (or other low back pain from specific reasons)

-Pregnancy or intent to become pregnant, breast feeding, brain tumor, cancer, hemophilia or peripheral neuropathy.

-Frequent recreational drug or excessive alcohol use.

- Uncontrolled hypertension

-Injuries in areas to be tested

2. For knee osteoarthritis sufferers:

-Regular anti-convulsant, anti-depressant or opioid use for pain.

-People with knee OA osteoarthritis who also have Chronic non-specific low back pain

-Pregnancy or intent to become pregnant, breast feeding, brain tumor, cancer, hemophilia or peripheral neuropathy.

- Frequent recreational drug or excessive alcohol use.

- Uncontrolled hypertension

- Injuries in areas to be tested

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified