The Evaluation of the Effectiveness of CAM Treatments for Lumbar and Cervical Spine Pain Patients Due to Spinal Disease

CompletedOBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment

111

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

February 28, 2013

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2013

Study Completion Date

October 31, 2013

Conditions
Lumbar and Cervical Pain
Interventions
DRUG

herbal medicine

120ml of Chuna herbal medicine(Ostericum koreanum, Eucommia ulmoides, Acanthopanax Sessiliflorus, Achyranthes bidentata, Psoralea corylifolia, Peucedanum japonicum, Cibotium barometz, Lycium chinense, Boschniakia rossica, and Cuscuta chinensis) taken twice a day 30 minutes after meals for more than 2 months

PROCEDURE

Chuna manual therapy

A type of Korean spinal manual therapy administered 5\~10 minutes at physician's discretion 1-2times a week for more than 2 months Applies mobilization using High-Velocity, Low-Amplitude thrusts to joints slightly beyond the passive ROM and manual force within the passive ROM without thrusts.

PROCEDURE

Acupuncture

Acupuncture using sterilized disposable needles, sized 0.30X40mm. Needles left for 15\~20 minutes, selecting 6 acupoints(both BL23, BL24, BL25 ) and other acupoints at physician's discretion, using a total of 10\~20 acupoints 1-2times a week for more than 2 months

PROCEDURE

Bee-venom pharmacoacupuncture/pharmacoacupuncture

pharmacoacupuncture using 30G sterilized bee venom. Selecting 6 acupoints(both BL23, BL24, BL25) and other acupoints at physician's discretion, concentration 10,000:1, 0.1 cc per acupoint, total amount injected 1.0 cc/session 1-2times a week for more than 2 months

Trial Locations (1)

Unknown

Jaseng Hospital of Oriental Medicine, Seoul

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine

OTHER

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