Effectiveness and Safety of Korean Medicine for Low Back Pain or Sciatica Due to Lumbar Stenosis/Spondylolisthesis
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain
- Lumbar Spinal Stenosis
- Lumbar Spondylolisthesis
- Neurogenic Claudication
- Sciatica
- Type
- Observational
- Design
- Observational Model: Case-OnlyTime Perspective: Prospective
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Between 19 years and 75 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
This is a prospective observational study to the aim of investigating the effectiveness and safety of integrative Korean medicine treatment (generally consisting of herbal medicine, Chuna manual medicine, bee venom pharmacopuncture and pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and cupping) ...
This is a prospective observational study to the aim of investigating the effectiveness and safety of integrative Korean medicine treatment (generally consisting of herbal medicine, Chuna manual medicine, bee venom pharmacopuncture and pharmacopuncture, acupuncture, electroacupuncture, and cupping) in lumbar stenosis or spondylolisthesis patients with low back pain or sciatica diagnosed by lumbar X-ray and/or MRI and clinical symptoms including neurogenic claudication at 3 locations of Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine (Bucheon, Daejeon, Busan (Haeundae)) as assessed through of pain, functional disability, walking ability, and quality of life patient-reported outcomes with a 5-year follow-up period
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03879447
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Sun-A Kim, KMD Daejeon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine Principal Investigator: Hyun-Woo Cho, KMD Haeundae Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine Principal Investigator: Ji-Yun Seo, KMD Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine Principal Investigator: Won-Il Ko, KMD Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine