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A Zhineng Qigong Intervention for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and/or Leg Pain

CompletedNot applicableNCT04520334
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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 this study is to evaluate a Zhineng Qigong intervention for patients with chronic low back pain and/or leg pain, and to test feasibility aspects.

Study details

Official title
A Zhineng Qigong Intervention for Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain and/or Leg Pain
Conditions
Interventions
  • Other: Zhineng Qigong intervention
Sponsor
Lund University
Collaborators
The Swedish Institute for Health Sciences; Ekhaga foundation; Greta and Johan Kock Foundation
Start date
2013-11
Primary completion
2014-06
Sex
All
Age range
from 18 Years to 75 Years
Results posted
No results posted in this snapshot
Countries
Sweden
Total sites listed
9

Eligibility criteria

Show eligibility criteria (verbatim from the registry)
General inclusion criteria: * Low back pain and/or leg pain (caused by lumbar disorder) with at least 3 months duration. * Pain intensity in lumbar spine and/or leg (caused by lumbar disorder) at least 30 on a 0-100 Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), being "the best description of pain the past 2 weeks". (As enrolment initially went slow, also patients scoring VAS pain intensity 25 to 30 became eligible if their pain situations were qualitatively assessed severe, resulting in enrolment of 5 such patients). * Resident in the county of Skåne (southern part of Sweden). * Comfortable with the Swedish language. * Acceptance not to practise Yoga, Meditation, or any other Qigong exercises during or 1 month after the intervention. Specific inclusion criteria, clinical pathway: * Postoperative after lumbar spine surgery: one lumbar spine surgery 1-6 years earlier, for either spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, or segmental pain. Pain intensity (back and/or leg) at least 30 on 0-100 mm VAS in latest SweSpine follow-up protocol. * Patients from Primary Healthcare Centres: chronic low back pain (at least 3 months duration) with or without leg pain. * Patients on waiting list for lumbar spine surgery: Planned first surgery for either spinal stenosis, spondylolisthesis, or segmental pain. Exclusion criteria: * Lumbar spine or other major surgery planned before, during, or within 1 month after the intervention period. * History of serious mental disease, epilepsy, or narcolepsy. * Current abuse of medicament, drug, or alcohol. * Pregnancy (due to practical reasons only).

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov (US National Library of Medicine), snapshot October 2026. Check the registry for current recruiting status. Record: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT04520334