Massage and Electroacupuncture in Chronic Lumbar Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT04108546

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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 this study is to evaluate and compare in patients with chronic back pain two therapeutic interventions: a) the combination of massage and electroacupuncture; and b) the application of epidural analgesia in pain, functioning-incompetence, quality of life and mood.

Study details

Official title: The Effect of Combination of Massage and Electroacupuncture in Patients with Chronic Lumbar Pain. Comparison with the Use of Epidural Analgesia
Conditions: Back Pain
Lumbar
Anesthesia, Local
Epidural
Electroacupuncture
Massage
Interventions: Device: Electroacupuncture device
Drug: Epidural analgesia
Sponsor: University of Thessaly
Start date: 2020-02-01
Primary completion: 2024-10-01
Sex: All
Age range: from 20 Years to 65 Years
Results posted: No results posted in this snapshot
Countries: Greece
Total sites listed: 2

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)

Inclusion Criteria: * Patients suffering from lumbar pain of benign etiology * Age 20 to 65 years Exclusion Criteria: * Ages over 65 or below 20 years * Neoplasms (benign or malignant etiology) * Contagious or infectious disease * Dermopathy * Pregnancy * Alcohol or drug use * Previous use of epidural analgesia * Systemic opioid use * Severe heart disease * Fever for more than one sessions * Allergy to the oil which will be used and its derivatives * Thrombi or varicose veins * Psychiatric disease

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04108546