Acupoint Application With Yanqing Zhitong Ointment for Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

ZhanYJ

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Non-specific Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Acupuncture; Other: Yanqing Zhitong Ointment Acupoint application

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06102291

YD202218

Details and patient eligibility

About

This is a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, recruiting 150 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. The patients will be randomly assigned either to Yanqing Zhitong Ointment acupoint application group (Treatment Group) or the acupuncture group (Control Group) in a 1:1 ratio.

Full description

This is a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, 150 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain were randomly assigned to acupoint application group and acupuncture group in a 1:1 ratio. The main acupoints are Ashi points, Shenshu(BL23), Guanyuanshu(BL26). The primary outcome measure is the change of McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) before and after treatment.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

1. Diagnosed with non-specific low back pain
2. Aage from 18 to 65
3. VAS between 4 and 7
4. No other treatment in the past 3 months
5. No other simultaneous relevant treatment
6. Voluntarily joining this study with informed consents

Exclusion criteria

1. Pregnant women
2. With skin ulcers or contusion wounds
3. Past history of severe allergy to transdermal preparations
4. Complicated with serious diseases

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupoint application with Yanqing Zhitong Ointment

Experimental group

Description:

Acupoint selection: Ashi points, Shenshu (BL23), Guanyuanshu (BL26) Operation: Stick to each acupoint for about 4 hours. If there is a burning sensation or obvious itching or other discomfort on the part after application, it can be removed in advance. Treatment Duration: Three times a week( Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: Yanqing Zhitong Ointment Acupoint application

Acupuncture

Active Comparator group

Description:

Acupoint selection: Ashi points, Shenshu (BL23), Guanyuanshu (BL26) Operation: Disposable stainless steel needles (0.25mm×25mm) are used. The needles are retained for 20 mins afte Deqi. Treatment Duration: Three times a week( Monday, Wednesday, and Friday), for four weeks

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture