Efficacy of Shiatsu for lower back pain: A Randomized Controlled Study
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Chronic lower back pain
- Registration Number
- JPRN-UMIN000017146
- Lead Sponsor
- St Luke's International Hospital
- Brief Summary
In our limited sample trail, Shiatsu therapy combined with standard care for lower back pain improves some symptoms and QOL shortly after Shiatsu therapy.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Complete: follow-up complete
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 59
Inclusion Criteria
Not provided
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with organic disease. Dimentia patients or those with MMSE less than 24. Patients who have severe dieases. Those who took CAM, physical therapy or injection therapy in past year. Patients with mental retardation or psychotic diseases. Patients whom investigators consider unfit for this study.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Roland Morris Disability Questionnaire
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Oswestry Disability Index, Visual Analogue Scale, McGill Pain Questionnaire, SF8