A randomised pilot study: does the addition of acupuncture to back fitness and education reduce disability in chronic low back pain?
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN13737091 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN13737091 |
| Protocol serial number | N0360186487 |
| Sponsor | Record Provided by the NHSTCT Register - 2007 Update - Department of Health (UK) |
| Funder | North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust (UK) |
- Submission date
- 28/09/2007
- Registration date
- 28/09/2007
- Last edited
- 14/10/2014
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Musculoskeletal Diseases
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year
Plain English summary of protocol
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Miss Liz Mariner
Scientific
Scientific
North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Aldermaston Road
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA
United Kingdom
Study information
| Primary study design | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Study design | Randomised controlled pilot study |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Scientific title | |
| Study objectives | To determine if adding acupuncture to back education and fitness classes significantly reduces disability in those with low back pain compared to back education and fitness alone or back education and fitness plus sham acupuncture. |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Health condition(s) or problem(s) studied | Musculoskeletal Diseases: back pain |
| Intervention | Acupuncture in addition to back education and fitness classes |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure(s) |
Oswestry Low Back Pain disability Questionnaire |
| Key secondary outcome measure(s) |
Not provided at time of registration |
| Completion date | 01/04/2007 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Adult |
| Lower age limit | 18 Years |
| Sex | All |
| Key inclusion criteria | All individuals over the age of 18 with diagnosed non-specific chronic low pack pain referred to the back fitness and education group at the North Hampshire Hospital |
| Key exclusion criteria | Not provided at time of registration |
| Date of first enrolment | 26/06/2006 |
| Date of final enrolment | 01/04/2007 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- United Kingdom
- England
Study participating centre
North Hampshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Basingstoke
RG24 9NA
United Kingdom
RG24 9NA
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
|---|---|
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
