Laser Acupuncture Combined With Acupressure Improves Low Back Pain and Quality of Life: a Randomized Controlled Trial
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 76
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- pain intensity and interference
研究概览
简要总结
Background: Low back pain (LBP) is a common, huge health and socioeconomic health problem that affects physiological functions and reduces work efficiency in nurses.
Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effect of low-level laser acupuncture combined with acupressure (LAA) on pain intensity, pain interference and life dysfunction in hospital nurses with LBP.
Methods: This single-blinded randomized controlled trial enrolled a convenience sample of nurses from one teaching hospital. Seventy-six participants were randomly assigned to the LAA group (n=38) receiving low-level laser acupuncture and auricular acupressure for four weeks, and a control group (n=38) receiving a similar intervention but without laser energy and acupressure. Data were collected using the Short Form of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-SF) and Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) at three time points: baseline before the intervention, and Week 2 and Week 4 during the intervention.
详细描述
The enrollment criteria were age more than 20 years, low back pain with visual analogue scale (LBP_VAS) ≧3, no regular treatment for low back pain within six weeks, and willing to participate in this study. Exclusion criteria were open wounds on lower back, tumor on the back, ankylosing spondylitis, previous lumbar surgery, coagulopathy or bleeding tendency, or pregnancy.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Supportive Care
- 盲法
- Single (Participant)
盲法说明
This single-blinded randomized controlled trial
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 20 Years 至 —（Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •age more than 20 years, low back pain with visual analogue scale (LBP_VAS) ≧3
- •no regular treatment for low back pain within six weeks
- •willing to participate in this study
排除标准
- •open wounds on lower back
- •tumor on the back
- •ankylosing spondylitis
- •previous lumbar surgery
- •coagulopathy or bleeding tendency
- •pregnancy
结局指标
主要结局
pain intensity and interference
时间窗: Data were collected using the Short Form of the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI-SF) : baseline before the intervention, and the change from pain intensity and interference at 1 month.
Primary pain outcomes were measured by the Chinese version of the Brief Pain Inventory-Short Form (BPI-SF), which consists of 11 items to measure pain intensity and interference with functionality. Regarding pain severity, 4 items allow patients to rate their pain experience in the past 24 hours or one week at its average, worst, and least levels, as well as their pain experience now, on an 11-point Likert-type scale (0 = no pain, 10 = most severe pain).
次要结局
- life dysfunction(Data were collected using the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RDQ) : baseline before the intervention, and the change from life dysfunction at 1 month.)
研究者
Hsueh-Hua Yang
Principal Investigator
En Chu Kong Hospital