Acupoint Application With Yanqing Zhitong Ointment for Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain

Last updated: May 18, 2025
Sponsor: ZhanYJ
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Chronic Pain

Treatment

Acupuncture

Yanqing Zhitong Ointment Acupoint application

Clinical Study ID

NCT06102291
YD202218
  • Ages 18-65
  • All Genders

Study Summary

This is a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, recruiting 150 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain. The patients will be randomly assigned either to Yanqing Zhitong Ointment acupoint application group (Treatment Group) or the acupuncture group (Control Group) in a 1:1 ratio.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  1. Diagnosed with non-specific low back pain

  2. Aage from 18 to 65

  3. VAS between 4 and 7

  4. No other treatment in the past 3 months

  5. No other simultaneous relevant treatment

  6. Voluntarily joining this study with informed consents

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  1. Pregnant women

  2. With skin ulcers or contusion wounds

  3. Past history of severe allergy to transdermal preparations

  4. Complicated with serious diseases

Study Design

Total Participants: 150
Treatment Group(s): 2
Primary Treatment: Acupuncture
Phase:
Study Start date:
July 01, 2022
Estimated Completion Date:
June 30, 2026

Study Description

This is a non-inferiority randomized controlled trial, 150 patients with chronic non-specific low back pain were randomly assigned to acupoint application group and acupuncture group in a 1:1 ratio. The main acupoints are Ashi points, Shenshu(BL23), Guanyuanshu(BL26). The primary outcome measure is the change of McGill Pain Questionnaire (MPQ) before and after treatment.

Connect with a study center

  • Longhua Hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

    Shanghai, 200032
    China

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