RT Journal Article
T1 Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of non-specific acute low back pain: a randomised controlled multicentre trial protocol [ISRCTN65814467]
A1 Vas, Jorge
A1 Perea-Milla, Emilio
A1 Mendez, Camila
A1 Silva, Luis Carlos
A1 Herrera Galante, Antonia
A1 Aranda Regules, Jose Manuel
A1 Martinez Barquin, Dulce M
A1 Aguilar, Inmaculada
A1 Faus, Vicente
K1 Acupuntura
K1 Enfermedad Aguda
K1 Teorema de Bayes
K1 Análisis Costo-Beneficio
K1 Dolor de la región lumbar
K1 Dimensión del dolor
K1 Satisfacción del paciente
AB BACKGROUNDLow back pain and its associated incapacitating effects constitute an important healthcare and socioeconomic problem, as well as being one of the main causes of disability among adults of working age. The prevalence of non-specific low back pain is very high among the general population, and 60-70% of adults are believed to have suffered this problem at some time. Nevertheless, few randomised clinical trials have been made of the efficacy and efficiency of acupuncture with respect to acute low back pain. The present study is intended to assess the efficacy of acupuncture for acute low back pain in terms of the improvement reported on the Roland Morris Questionnaire (RMQ) on low back pain incapacity, to estimate the specific and non-specific effects produced by the technique, and to carry out a cost-effectiveness analysis.METHODS/DESIGNRandomised four-branch controlled multicentre prospective study made to compare semi-standardised real acupuncture, sham acupuncture (acupuncture at non-specific points), placebo acupuncture and conventional treatment. The patients are blinded to the real, sham and placebo acupuncture treatments. Patients in the sample present symptoms of non specific acute low back pain, with a case history of 2 weeks or less, and will be selected from working-age patients, whether in paid employment or not, referred by General Practitioners from Primary Healthcare Clinics to the four clinics participating in this study. In order to assess the primary and secondary result measures, the patients will be requested to fill in a questionnaire before the randomisation and again at 3, 12 and 48 weeks after starting the treatment. The primary result measure will be the clinical relevant improvement (CRI) at 3 weeks after randomisation. We define CRI as a reduction of 35% or more in the RMQ results.DISCUSSIONThis study is intended to obtain further evidence on the effectiveness of acupuncture on acute low back pain and to isolate the specific and non-specific effects of the treatment.
PB BioMed Central
YR 2006
FD 2006-04-21
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1926
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10668/1926
LA en
NO Vas J, Perea-Milla E, Mendez C, Silva LC, Herrera Galante A, Aranda Regules JM, et al. Efficacy and safety of acupuncture for the treatment of non-specific acute low back pain: a randomised controlled multicentre trial protocol [ISRCTN65814467]. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2006, 6:14
NO Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Study Protocol
DS RISalud
RD Apr 8, 2025