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Efficacy of Disci/Rhus Toxicodendron Comp.®, in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain

CompletedPhase 3NCT00567736
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This study has no listed site in Canada in this snapshot. It is included as part of the worldwide chronic pain corpus.

Brief summary (from the registry)

The aim of the study is to evaluate the efficacy of Disci/Rhus toxicodendron. comp.® in patients with chronic low back pain compared to waiting list group, or placebo.

Study details

Official title
Prospective Randomized Controlled Multicentre Trial for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Comparing Disci/Rhus Toxicodendron Comp.®, Placebo and Waiting List Group
Interventions
Sponsor
Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Collaborators
WALA Heilmittel GmbH
Start date
2007-08
Primary completion
2009-01
Sex
All
Age range
from 30 Years to 75 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Germany
Total sites listed
1

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Male and female patients, 30 to 75 years * Willingness of following the study protocol * Clinical diagnosis of chronic low back pain * Low back pain since at least 3 months * Average pain intensity of at least 40 mm on VAS (0-100 mm) in the last 7 days * In the last 4 weeks only oral NSAD and muscle relaxation treatment * Effective oral contraception in woman * Informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Previous treatment with DISCI comp. * Treatment with other than NSAID * Routine use of pain drugs for other diseases * Protrusio or prolapse of one or more intervertebral discs with neurological symptoms * Previous spine surgery * (Suspicious) infectious spondylopathy * Low back pain because of malignant or infectious disease * Other causes of back pain symptoms (e.g. M. Bechterev, M. Reiter) * Congenital deformity of spine (without minor lordosis or kyphosis or scoliosis * (Suspicious) osteoporosis with compression fracture * (Suspicious) spinal stenosis * Spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis * Physiotherapy in the last four weeks or planed during trial * Begin of a new treatment for low back pain * Complementary treatment in the last four weeks or planed during trial * Patients who are not able to cooperate in a sufficient way * Patients with alcohol or substance abuse * Participation in another clinical trial * Severe chronical or acute disease which does not allow study participation * Patients with bleeding disorders or oral anticoagulation treatment * Pregnancy and breast feeding * Patients with application for pension * Patients involved in planning or coordination of the study * Hypersensitivity against drug components

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00567736