Effectiveness of Electro-acupuncture and Manual Therapy on Pain and Fucntion in Patients With Sciatica

CEU San Pablo University

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Manual Therapy; Electroacupuncture; Sciatica

Treatments: Other: Manual therapy; Other: Electroacupuncture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04764890

CEUSPU12

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aims of the study are:

To study the pain efficacy of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.

To study the efficacy on function of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.

Enrollment: 20 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 50 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Aged from 18 to 50 years old.
• Diagnosis of sciatica

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnancy.
• Fear of needles.
• Coagulation disorders.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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20 participants in 2 patient groups

Electroacupuncture and manual therapy

Experimental group

Description:

Electroacupuncture in several points and manual therapy in the lumbar spine

Treatment:

Other: Electroacupuncture

Other: Manual therapy

Manual therapy

Active Comparator group

Description:

Manual therapy in the lumbar spina

Treatment:

Other: Manual therapy