Gua Sha for Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly
CompletedNot applicableNCT02314507
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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 purpose of the study is to investigate whether Gua sha is an effective modality for relieving chronic low back pain specifically in the aged population by comparing the baseline measures of pain intensity, self-perceived disability, back range of motion, back local muscle stiffness, depression, sleeping quality, quality of life, biomarkers measurement, and analgesic intake on days 1 and 7 after a single session of Gua sha treatment. In addition, the investigators are going to compare between Gua sha and hot pack treatments for the above parameters.
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Gua Sha and Hot Pack for Relieving Chronic Low Back Pain in Elderly: A Crossover Randomized Controlled Trial
- Conditions
- Interventions
- Other: Gua sha
- Other: Hot pack
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
- Collaborators
- Massachusetts General Hospital
- Start date
- 2014-07
- Primary completion
- 2014-12
- Sex
- All
- Age range
- from 60 Years
- Results posted
- No results posted in this snapshot
- Countries
- Hong Kong
- Total sites listed
- 1
Eligibility criteria
Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
Inclusion Criteria: * Age 60 or above * Self-reported painful restriction of lumbar spine mobility for at least 3 months or self-reported low back pain on at least 5 days a week for at least 3 months * Have pain intensity score 40 or above on a 100mm Visual Analog Scale (VAS) at baseline Exclusion Criteria: * Prior history of radiculopathy or spinal stenosis or spinal fusion or failed surgery syndrome * Having radiating pain below the knee * Received the following surgery at the region of treatment in the past 12 months laminectomy, laminotomy or discectomy * Serious illness (e.g. malignancy) * Having wounds or skin lesions at the region of treatment * Having blood pressure at140/90 mmHg or above at baseline * Having Body Mass Index (BMI) at 18.5 or lower at baseline (as calculated by the weight in kilograms divided by the square of the height in metres (kg/m2) * Having active psychiatric disorders, significant mood disorder or dementia
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02314507