Recruiting
Phase 1
Phase 2

Electrical Acupuncture & Laser Therapy

Sponsor:

Logan College of Chiropractic

Code:

NCT00779818

Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Electrical acupuncture

Laser

Study Details

Brief summary:

This is a treatment for low back pain using electrical stimulation and laser for 6 weeks.

Conditions

Chronic Low Back Pain

Study ID

NCT00779818

Start date

Oct, 2008

Status verified date

Oct, 2008

Completion date

Jan, 2009

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2009

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 20 - 60

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Low back pain for over 6 weeks

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Individuals with cancer
  • Tuberculosis
  • Pacemakers
  • Pregnancy
  • Osteoporosis
  • Heart disease
  • Kidney failure
  • Thyroid disorders
  • Diabetes
  • Chronic disease
  • Neurological diseases
  • Skin or bleeding disorders
  • Currently taking drugs or medications
  • A health history questionnaire will be used to screen subjects

Study Design

Enrollment

40 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Group 1

Treatment by electrical acupuncture

experimental: Group 2

Treatment by laser

Interventions

Electrical acupuncture

Treatment by electrical acupuncture

Laser

Treatment by laser

Primary outcome measure

  • Measure: Low Back Pain Disability Index, VAS Questionnaire, Revised Oswestry Pain Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Before treatment and every two weeks for six weeks. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

John Zhang, MD, PhD

636-230-1920john.zhang@logan.edu

Locations

Logan College of Chiropractic

Recruiting

Chesterfield, Missouri, United States, 63006

More Information

Sponsor

Logan College of Chiropractic

Last update posted

Oct 24, 2008

Last verified

Oct, 2008

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-09. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Logan College of Chiropractic on 2008-10-24.