Efficacy of Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial
Unknown statusNot applicableNCT02039037
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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)
Chronic nonspecific low back pain is a major health and socioeconomic responsible for a high rate of employee absenteeism and reduced functional performance. The use of acupuncture as an alternative therapy in the treatment of low back pain and electroacupuncture to enhance the treatment has been effective; however, there is little evidence of the effectiveness of one over the other.
Study details
- Official title
- Efficacy of Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Device: Acupuncture
- Device: Electroacupuncture (device 585)
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
- Start date
- 2014-01
- Primary completion
- 2015-09
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 20 Years to 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Brazil
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Chronic low back pain (pain for more than three months) * Be between 20-60 years Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with severe spinal * Previous surgeries or scheduled * Herniated Disc * Rheumatic disease or infection * pregnancy * metal implants
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02039037