Efficacy of Different Acupuncture Methods for Chronic Low Back Pain
CompletedNot applicableNCT00758017
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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 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.
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of Different Acupuncture Methods for Chronic Low Back Pain
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Acupuncture 1
- Other: Acupuncture 2
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
- Start date
- 2009-01
- Primary completion
- 2011-03
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 18 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: * 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
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00758017