Efficacy of Different Acupuncture Methods for Chronic Low Back Pain

Charité University Medicine Berlin

Status: Completed

Conditions: Chronic Low Back Pain

Treatments: Other: Acupuncture 1; Other: Acupuncture 2

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00758017

Aku-08

Details and patient eligibility

About

The aim of the study is to evaluate pain intensity over 8 weeks in acupuncture patients with chronic low back pain and to compare 2 different groups of patients which differ in the acupuncture method used to treat the pain.

Enrollment: 150 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• diagnosis of chronic low back pain (for at least 3 months) confirmed by a consultant
• indication for treatment of low back pain with acupuncture confirmed by a consultant
• at least 40 mm on a VAS pain scale

Exclusion criteria

• acupuncture during the last 6 months
• start of a new therapy for low back pain within the last 4 weeks
• pregnancy
• substance or drug abuse

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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150 participants in 2 patient groups

Acupuncture 1

Experimental group

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture 1

Acupuncture 2

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Other: Acupuncture 2