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Efficacy of acupuncture and electroacupuncture in patients with nonspecific low back pain: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

Josielli Comachio, Mauricio Oliveira Magalhães, Thomaz Nogueira Burke, Luiz Armando Vidal Ramos, Gabriel Peixoto Leão Almeida, Ana Paula M C C Silva, Sarah Rúbia Ferreira de Meneses, Jecilene Rosana Costa-Frutuoso, Cinthia Santos Miotto Amorim, Amélia Pasqual Marques

2 registry-linked trialsOpen access · goldAbstract readComparative StudyRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in Trials, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to 2 registered trials, which are not on this map. Cited by 22 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT02039037 naunknown statusnot on this map

Efficacy of Acupuncture and Electroacupuncture in Patients With Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Randomized Clinical Trial

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General HospitalRan2014 to 2016Enrolled66ConditionsLow Back PainArmsAcupuncture, Electroacupuncture (device 585)
NCT03802045 naunknown statusnot on this mapstarted 2019, after this paper: background citation

Electroacupuncture Frequency-related Effects on Chronic Low Back Pain in Older Adults: Triple-blind, 12-month Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial.

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of Sao Paulo General HospitalRan2019 to 2021Enrolled125ConditionsLow Back PainArmsElectroacupuncture, Needle, Adhesive Moxa
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

22 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 43 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Josielli ComachioDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. josiellicomachio@usp.br.
Mauricio Oliveira MagalhãesDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. mauriciomag20@gmail.com.
Thomaz Nogueira BurkeDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. thomazburke@gmail.com.
Luiz Armando Vidal RamosFederal University of Amapá - Campus Binacional do Oiapoque, Amapá, Brazil. luiz.armando@usp.br.
Gabriel Peixoto Leão AlmeidaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Medical School, Federal University of Ceará, Fortaleza, Brazil. gabriel_alm@hotmail.com.
Ana Paula M C C SilvaDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. apmouracampos@yahoo.com.br.
Sarah Rúbia Ferreira de MenesesDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. sarahmeneses@gmail.com.
Jecilene Rosana Costa-FrutuosoDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. jecilenecosta@hotmail.com.
Cinthia Santos Miotto AmorimDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. cinthia_miotto@usp.br.
Amélia Pasqual MarquesDepartment of Physical Therapy, Communication Science & Disorders, Occupational Therapy, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil. pasqual@usp.br.
Universidade de São Paulo · BRUniversidade Federal do Amapá · BRUniversidade Federal do Ceará · BR

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrevious studies have shown that acupuncture and electroacupuncture (EA) are effective in the treatment of patients with low back pain. However, there is little evidence to support the use of one intervention over the other. The aim of this study is to compare the effect of acupuncture and electroacupuncture in the treatment of pain and disability in patients with chronic nonspecific low back pain. METHODS/

designThe study design is a randomized controlled trial. Patients with nonspecific chronic low back pain of more than three months duration are recruited at Rehabilitation Center of Taboao da Serra - SP (Brazil). After examination, sixty-six patients will be randomized into one of two groups: acupuncture group (AG) (n = 33) and electroacupuncture group (EG) (n = 33). Interventions will last one hour, and will happen twice a week for 6 weeks. The primary clinical outcomes will be pain intensity as measured and functional disability. SECONDARY OUTCOMES: quality of pain, quality of life. perception of the overall effect, depressive state, flexibility and kinesiophobia. All the outcomes will be assessed will be assessed at baseline, at treatment end, and three months after treatment end. Significance level will be determined at the 5 % level. Results of this trial will help clarify the value of acupuncture and electroacupuncture as a treatment for chronic low back pain and if they are different. DISCUSSION: Results of this trial will help clarify the value of acupuncture needling and electroacupuncture stimulation of specific points on the body as a treatment for chronic low back pain.

trial registrationClinicaltrials.gov: NCT02039037 . Register October 30, 2013.

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Acupuncture TherapyBrazilChronic PainClinical ProtocolsDisability EvaluationElectroacupunctureHumansLow Back PainPain MeasurementQuality of LifeResearch DesignSurveys and QuestionnairesTime FactorsTreatment Outcome

Identifiers

PMID26472590
PMCPMC4608106
OpenAlexW2120229262

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