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Acupuncture for chronic sciatica: protocol for a multicenter randomised controlled trial. | LitMetric

AI Article Synopsis

  • Chronic Sciatica is a painful condition with significant impacts on health and quality of life, and current treatments are ineffective long-term, prompting this study on acupuncture's potential benefits.
  • The study involves 216 patients, randomly assigned to receive either real or sham acupuncture, with treatment over 4 weeks and follow-ups extending to 52 weeks to evaluate pain and disability outcomes.
  • The trial is ethically approved, will gather informed consent from participants, and aims to publish its findings in peer-reviewed journals to share results with the medical community.

Article Abstract

Background: Chronic Sciatica is a disabling condition causing considerable medical, social and financial implications. Currently, there is no recognised long-term effective treatment to alleviate sciatica. Acupuncture has been widely used for treating chronic pains with persistent analgesic effects. We aim to evaluate the efficacy and safety of acupuncture for chronic sciatica with follow-up in 52 weeks.

Methods And Analysis: This is a multicenter randomised sham-controlled trial. A total of 216 patients with chronic sciatica will be enrolled and randomly assigned to the acupuncture or sham acupuncture group. There will be 10 treatment sessions applied in 4 weeks with frequency decreased over time. Patients will complete follow-ups during 52 weeks. The primary outcomes are changes in leg pain intensity and disability from baseline to week 4. Secondary outcomes include back pain intensity, frequency and bothersomeness, quality of life, and global perceived effect. Adverse events will be recorded in detail.

Ethics And Dissemination: Ethical approval of this trial was granted from the ethics committee of Beijing University of Chinese Medicine and all study centres (No. 2020BZYLL0803). Written informed consent will be obtained from enrolled patients. Trial results will be disseminated in peer-reviewed publications.

Trial Registration Number: ChiCTR2100044585 (Chinese Clinical Trial Registry, http://www.chictr.org.cn, registered on 24 March 2021); preresults.

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http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9114849PMC
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054566DOI Listing

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