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

Effect of Acupoint Application With Yanqing Zhitong Ointment for Chronic Non-specific Low Back Pain: a Non-inferiority Randomized Controlled Trial

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.

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.

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 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