Acupressure for Fatigue and Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Fatigue, Chronic Low Back Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to compare two kinds of self-administered acupressure (relaxation acupressure and stimulating acupressure) to usual care for management of fatigue and pain in low back pain patients. Hypothesis: Self-administered relaxation acupressure will result in improvements in fatigue and sleep quality, pain, and physical function compared to stimulating acupressure and usual care.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02106741

Run by

University of Michigan

People needed

51

Starts

2013-05-01

Expected to finish

2016-05-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-10-25

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Aged18-65 years
• Non-specific low back pain (either by self-report or via ICD-9 codes 724.2, 724.5, 846.0-846.9)
• Low back pain that has persisted for at least 3 months
• Minimum of 3/10 on the Pain Bothersome Scale
• Minimum of 3/10 fatigue severity
• Ambulatory with or without assistive device
• Ability to operate the accelerometer (Actiwatch-S)
• Stable medication regiment for the previous 2 months
• Report of a physician's visit during the previous 24 months
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Medically unstable (acute conditions or acute presentations of chronic conditions)
• Current pregnancy
• Radiculopathy or report of low back pain radiating to below the knee
• Reported history of spinal fracture, herniated lumbar disc, ankylosing spondylitis, and spinal stenosis.
• Report of back surgery within the preceding 12 months
• Participation in active litigation or compensation claims
• Conditions that might confound treatment effects or interpretation of results (for example, rheumatoid arthritis, lupus)
• Acupuncture or acupressure within the preceding 12 months
• Report of sleep apnea
• 2nd or 3rd shift workers or other non-traditional sleep schedules
• Use of anti-coagulant/platelet therapy within the preceding month

Where it is running

• University of Michigan — Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States

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