CompletedNot Applicable

Accessible Acupuncture for the Warrior With Acute Low Back Pain

United States276 participantsStarted 2020-08-25

Plain-language summary

The objective of this study is to determine if auricular acupuncture and/or the acupuncture point governor vessel 26 (GV26) with manual tonification is superior to conservative management (NSAIDs) at reducing acute low back pain (less than 4 weeks in duration).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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\*\*Patients must be able to get care at Nellis Air Force Base (a military installation) in order to participate in this study\*\* Inclusion Criteria: * Male and Female Active Duty and DoD Beneficiaries aged 18 years or older. * Complaints of acute back pain (4 weeks or less in duration). Exclusion Criteria: * Known history of underlying rheumatologic condition. * Chronic low back pain (greater than 4 weeks in duration). * Contraindications to NSAID use (including peptic ulcer disease, underlying coagulopathy, severe coronary artery disease, underlying renal disease, allergy, thrombocytopenia). * Red flag symptoms of low back pain (to include bowel or bladder incontinence, sudden onset sensorineural deficits, loss of sensation in the perineal region). * Requiring narcotic use to control symptoms. * Patients currently taking opioid medications. * pregnant, may be pregnant, or attempting to become pregnant

What they're measuring

Change in Defense and Veterans Pain Rating Scale (DVPRS)

Timeframe: Pre-treatment: time 0 (week 1); post-treatment (week 2 followup)

Number of days missed from work due to lower back pain.

Timeframe: Post-treatment (Visit 2, 1 week followup)

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04236908

SponsorDavid Moss

Sponsor typeFED

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12-09

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