Clinical Trial: An Investigation of Factors Associated with the Effects of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain and Shoulder Stiffness (Japan)

Tokyo, Feb. 11 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000060638) titled 'An Investigation of Factors Associated with the Effects of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain and Shoulder Stiffness' on Feb. 11.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Parallel Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Single blind -participants are blinded Control - No treatment

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Toyama University

Condition: Condition - Low Back Pain, Shoulder Stiffness Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - An Investigation of Factors Associated with the Effects of Acupuncture for Low Back Pain and Shoulder Stiffness. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - acupuncture Interventions/Control_2 - No treatment

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 20 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - 1) Patients have low back pain that has lasted for more than three months, and the intensity and frequency of the pain does not interfere with daily activities or the continuation of normal work. 2) Patients with shoulder stiffness, regardless of duration, presenting with discomfort or pain of mild to moderate intensity that allows activities of daily living and continuation of regular work. Key exclusion criteria - 1) Presence of acute inflammatory conditions. 2) For low back pain: Patients with specific underlying diseases for which standard treatment is the first-line therapy, serious organic diseases, or severe neurological symptoms (e.g., bladder and bowel dysfunction,intermittent claudication), and those judged unsuitable for acupuncture treatment. Patients receiving acupuncture for pain control after conservative or surgical treatment are not excluded. 3) For shoulder stiffness: Patients with specific underlying diseases with established standard treatments, serious organic diseases, or severe neurological symptoms, and those judged Target Size - 90

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Preinitiation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 01 Month 21 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 01 Month 21 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 03 Month 01 Day Last follow-up date - 2027 Year 02 Month 28 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000069353

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