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J Tradit Chin Med. 2019 Aug ;39(4):587-598. PMID: 32186108
Abstract Title:
Effect of hand-ear acupuncture on chronic low-back pain: a randomized controlled trial.
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of hand-ear acupuncture on chronic low-back pain (cLBP).METHODS: This was an open, randomized and controlled trial in The General Hospital of Western Theater Command, Sichuan Province. The trial was registered with ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT02260284. All the 152 participates with cLBP were randomly assigned to hand-ear acupuncture (n = 54), standard acupuncture (n = 50), or usual care groups (n = 48). Eighteen treatments were provided over 7 weeks. Back-related dysfunction and symptom severity were assessed by the Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) and the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS), which were collected at baseline, 2 months and 6 months post to the treatment.RESULTS: At 6 months, the RMDQ scores improved by 7.74 points of hand-ear acupuncture group. Significant improvement of VAS and RMDQ was observed in hand-ear acupuncture group (P
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