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临床试验/NCT01598974
NCT01598974已完成不适用

Brain Plasticity Underlying Back Pain Response to Different Acupuncture Methods

Brigham and Women's Hospital2 个研究点 分布在 1 个国家目标入组 151 人开始时间: 2012年1月最近更新:
适应症

试验速览

阶段
不适用
状态
已完成
入组人数
151
试验地点
2
主要终点
Pain improvement in patients with lower back pain

研究概览

简要总结

Acupuncture has been used for many years to help relieve pain. However, it is not clear how acupuncture works. We are doing this study to learn about the effects of different forms of acupuncture on chronic low back pain. We are interested in learning about brain activity during pain. We plan to look at brain activity at the beginning and the end of the study, after 6 sessions of acupuncture.

研究设计

研究类型
Interventional
分配方式
Randomized
干预模型
Parallel
主要目的
Treatment
盲法
Double (Participant, Investigator)

入排标准

年龄范围
18 Years 至 60 Years(Adult)
性别
All
接受健康志愿者

入选标准

  • Volunteers 18-60 years of age.
  • Meet the Classification Criteria of the chronic LBP (having low back pain for more than 6 months), as determined by the referring physician.
  • At least 4/10 clinical pain on the 11-point LBP intensity scale.
  • Patients must be able to provoke or exacerbate their chronic LBP using our calibrated exercise-like maneuver.
  • Must have had a prior evaluation of their low back pain by a health care provider, which may have included radiographic studies. Documentation of this evaluation will be sought from Partners or outside medical records and kept in the subject's research record.
  • At least a 10th grade English-reading level; English can be a second language provided that the patients feel they understand all the questions used in the assessment measures.

排除标准

  • Specific causes of back pain (e.g. cancer, fractures, spinal stenosis, infections),
  • Complicated back problems (e.g. prior back surgery, medicolegal issues),
  • Possible contraindications for acupuncture (e.g. coagulation disorders, cardiac pacemakers, pregnancy, seizure disorder), and conditions that might confound acupuncture intervention effects or interpretation of results (e.g. severe fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis).
  • Conditions making acupuncture difficult (e.g. paralysis, psychoses),
  • Prior acupuncture treatment for back pain; 1 year wait for any other type.
  • The intent to undergo surgery during the time of involvement in the study.
  • History of cardiac, respiratory, or nervous system disease that, in Dr. Wasan's judgment, precludes participation in the study because of a heightened potential for adverse outcome. For example: asthma or claustrophobia.
  • Presence of any contraindications to MRI scanning. For example: cardiac pacemaker, metal implants, fear of closed spaces, pregnancy.
  • Involvement in workmen's compensation or disability claims.
  • Radicular pain extending below the knee.
  • Active substance abuse disorders within the last 24 months, based on subject self-report.
  • Use of more than 60 mg morphine equivalent prescription opioids or steroids for pain.

结局指标

主要结局

Pain improvement in patients with lower back pain

时间窗: 6 weeks

Pain rating changes for chronic low back pain after acupuncture sessions.

次要结局

未报告次要终点

研究者

申办方类型
Other
责任方
Principal Investigator
主要研究者

Robert Edwards

Principal Investigator

Brigham and Women's Hospital

研究点 (2)

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