An interventional study of Acupuncture and Nerve block in Spinal Compression Fracture, sponsored by Daegu Catholic University Medical Center. Completed at 1 site in Korea, Republic of. Open to participants aged 50 Years and older. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2021-12-22.
Sponsored by Daegu Catholic University Medical Center · Not applicable, Interventional, and Treatment
This study is to investigate the effectiveness of acupuncture for alleviating pain from Spinal Compression Fracture in Patients Treated with Nerve Block.
Spinal compression fracture is mainly caused by trauma, furthermore, in old age, osteoporosis increases the risk of spinal compression fracture. Nerve block is effective for the management of pain from inflammation or nerve root stimulation from spinal compression fracture. As one of alternative interventions, acupuncture is effective for controlling spinal compression fracture.
This study aims to investigate that combination with acupuncture and nerve block may relieve spinal compression fracture-related pain versus nerve block alone.
50 studies on the registry are indexed under Fractures, Compression; 10 are open to participants now.
This study's enrollment of 14 is below the median of 73 across 32 interventional studies indexed under Fractures, Compression.
Browse Fractures, Compression studies →Daegu Catholic University Medical Center is the lead sponsor of 28 studies on the registry; 1 is open to participants now.
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Acupuncture will be performed 3 times per week, total 9 sessions, during 3 weeks. Epidural nerve block and medial branch block will be performed once per week, total 3 sessions, during 3 weeks.
Device: Acupuncture · Procedure: Nerve block
Epidural nerve block and medial branch block will be performed once per week, total 3 sessions, during 3 weeks.
Procedure: Nerve block
Acupuncture points are ST36, GB34 (bilateral), BL60 (bilateral), BL40 (bilateral), and 2 Back-su points (bilateral). Back-su points are selected as close as possible to pain region. Electroacupuncture will be performed at only 2 Back-su points (bilateral).
Epidural nerve block uses the mixture (10ml) of dexamethasone (10 mg) and bupivacaine (10 mg) dissolved in saline solution. Medial branch block uses mepivacaine (10 mg).
Visual analogue scale (VAS)
The patients will be required to document 100mm pain VAS, where '0' represents 'no pain' and '100', 'unbearable pain'. The change of pain will be reported by comparing the mean VAS before treatment, after 3 week, and 5 week (2 weeks follow-up).
Time frame: Change from baseline to 5 weeks
Short form McGill pain questionnaire
Evaluation will performed before treatment, after 3 week, and 5 week (2 weeks follow-up).
Time frame: Change from baseline to 5 weeks
Oswestry Disability Index (ODI)
Evaluation will be performed before treatment, after 3 week, and 5 week (2 weeks follow-up).
Time frame: Change from baseline to 5 weeks
Ran from Mar 2013 to primary completion in Mar 2014, 12 months.
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