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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| K13273 | Other Grant/Funding Number | Korea Institute of Oriental Medicine |
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The purpose of this study is to find out the effectiveness of integrative medicine model for pain relief and improvement of function and quality of life on the patients with pain after back surgery.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| Electroacupuncture and Usual care | Experimental | 15 minutes of electroacupuncture and usual care. Usual care contains 15 minutes ICT(Interferential Current Therapy), 10 minutes hot pack or ice pack and education of patients. |
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| usual care | Active Comparator | 15 minutes ICT, 10 minutes hot pack or ice pack and education of patients |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| electroacupuncture and usual care | Device | Electroacupuncture: Using 0.25 mm (diameter) X 0.40 mm (length) sized disposable stainless steel needles, electric stimulation will be applied with an electronic stimulator (ES-160, ITO co. LTD, Japan) 2 times/week × 4 weeks. Stimulation will be applied with the current in biphasic wave form. Acupuncture points are Jia-ji (Ex-B2, L3-L5; bilateral) as necessary points and reasonable points (according to decision of practitioner) as accessory points. Each session lasts 15 minutes. Usual care: Physical therapy and patient education will be performed 2 times per week for 4 weeks. ICT lasts 15 minutes and Hot or Ice pack lasts 10minutes. Doctors will educate patient physiology, pathology, and epidemiology of low back pain. And also suitable postures and exercises for low back pain will be educated. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Visual Analogue Scale | up to 4 months |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Oswestry Disability Index | up to 4 months | |
| EuroQoL 5-Dimension Questionnaire | up to 4 months |
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
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| Byung-cheul Shin | Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Pusan National University Korean Medicine Hospital | Yangsan | Gyeongsangnam-do | 626-770 | South Korea |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
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| 29773696 | Derived | Heo I, Hwang MS, Hwang EH, Cho JH, Ha IH, Shin KM, Lee JH, Kim NK, Son DW, Shin BC. Electroacupuncture as a complement to usual care for patients with non-acute low back pain after back surgery: a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2018 May 17;8(5):e018464. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-018464. | |
| 25652804 | Derived |
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| Usual care | Device | Usual care: Physical therapy and patient education will be performed 2 times per week for 4 weeks. ICT lasts 15 minutes and Hot or Ice pack lasts 10minutes. Doctors will educate patient physiology, pathology, and epidemiology of low back pain. And also suitable postures and exercises for low back pain will be educated. |
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| Hwang MS, Heo KH, Cho HW, Shin BC, Lee HY, Heo I, Kim NK, Choi BK, Son DW, Hwang EH. Electroacupuncture as a complement to usual care for patients with non-acute pain after back surgery: a study protocol for a pilot randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2015 Feb 4;5(2):e007031. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-007031. |
| ID | Term |
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| D017116 | Low Back Pain |
| D010149 | Pain, Postoperative |
| D055111 | Failed Back Surgery Syndrome |
| ID | Term |
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| D001416 | Back Pain |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D011183 | Postoperative Complications |
| D010335 | Pathologic Processes |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015671 | Electroacupuncture |
| ID | Term |
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| D003131 | Combined Modality Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
| D004599 | Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D004561 | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation |
| D000698 | Analgesia |
| D000760 | Anesthesia and Analgesia |
| D000758 | Anesthesia |
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