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The aims of the study are:
To study the pain efficacy of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.
To study the efficacy on function of an electroacupuncture and manual therapy protocol versus the use of manual therapy in patients with sciatica.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electroacupuncture and manual therapy | Experimental | Electroacupuncture in several points and manual therapy in the lumbar spine |
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| Manual therapy | Active Comparator | Manual therapy in the lumbar spina |
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| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electroacupuncture | Other | Electroacupuncture in several point |
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| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Visual analog scale for pain | Pain measurement: 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0 mm (nopain) to 100 (worts imaginable pain) | up to 5 weeks |
| Oswestry Low Back Pain Disability Questionnaire | This questionnaire has been designed to give us information as to how your back or leg pain is affecting your ability to manage in everyday life. | up to 5 weeks |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Juan Carlos Zuil Escobar, PhD | Contact | +3491372400 | jczuil@ceu.es |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| CEU-San Pablo Universtiy | Recruiting | Madrid | 28922 | Spain |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D012585 | Sciatica |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D020426 | Sciatic Neuropathy |
| D020422 | Mononeuropathies |
| D010523 | Peripheral Nervous System Diseases |
| D009468 | Neuromuscular Diseases |
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| ID | Term |
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| D015671 | Electroacupuncture |
| D026201 | Musculoskeletal Manipulations |
| ID | Term |
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| D003131 | Combined Modality Therapy |
| D013812 | Therapeutics |
| D015670 | Acupuncture Therapy |
| D000529 | Complementary Therapies |
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Electroacupuncture and manual therapy
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| Manual therapy |
| Other |
Manual therapy in the lower spine. |
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| D009422 | Nervous System Diseases |
| D009437 | Neuralgia |
| D010146 | Pain |
| D009461 | Neurologic Manifestations |
| D012816 | Signs and Symptoms |
| D013568 | Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms |
| D004599 |
| Electric Stimulation Therapy |
| D026741 | Physical Therapy Modalities |
| D012046 | Rehabilitation |
| D004561 | Transcutaneous Electric Nerve Stimulation |
| D000698 | Analgesia |
| D000760 | Anesthesia and Analgesia |
| D000758 | Anesthesia |