Efficacy of Acupuncture for Lumbar Spinal Stenosis

Status Recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

Degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) is a condition which there is narrowing space of sagittal diameter of spinal canal or nerve root canal for spinal nerve or cauda equina secondary to degenerative changes. DLSS is a common cause of gluteal or lower extremity pain, women and elderly people aged 60-70 are more likely to have DLSS. The early symptoms of this disease are soreness and pain in the low back, gluteal region and posterior region of thighs which can be relieved after resting or changing posture. Being accompanied with gradually aggravated symptoms, patients with DLSS may have neurogenic claudication with hypoesthesia and numbness in lateral lower legs and feet, additionally, few patients may have bowel and bladder disturbances. In accordance of the guidelines of North American Spine Society (NASS), treatment options comprise surgical therapy, epidural steroid injections and physical therapy and transcutaneous electrical stimulation, however, the long-term efficacy of surgery is not superior to that of non-surgical therapy. Moreover, the short-term efficacy of non-surgical therapy is with insufficient evidence. According to a systematic review and recent studies, acupuncture may improve the symptoms of patients and their quality of life, however, there is a lack of placebo-controlled and large sample sized study.

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT03784729
Study type	Interventional
Source	Guang'anmen Hospital of China Academy of Chinese Medical Sciences
Contact	Jing Zhou, Master
Phone	86-010-15650729586
Email	zjinbj@sina.com
Status	Recruiting
Phase	N/A
Start date	March 25, 2019
Completion date	December 31, 2020

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