Accessible Acupuncture for the Warrior With Acute Low Back Pain

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Conditions studied: Acupuncture, Low Back Pain

In brief

The objective of this study is to determine if auricular acupuncture and/or the acupuncture point governor vessel 26 (GV26) with manual tonification is superior to conservative management (NSAIDs) at reducing acute low back pain (less than 4 weeks in duration).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT04236908

Run by

David Moss

People needed

276

Starts

2020-08-25

Expected to finish

2025-12-09

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Male and Female Active Duty and DoD Beneficiaries aged 18 years or older.
• Complaints of acute back pain (4 weeks or less in duration).

You may not qualify if…

• Known history of underlying rheumatologic condition.
• Chronic low back pain (greater than 4 weeks in duration).
• Contraindications to NSAID use (including peptic ulcer disease, underlying coagulopathy, severe coronary artery disease, underlying renal disease, allergy, thrombocytopenia).
• Red flag symptoms of low back pain (to include bowel or bladder incontinence, sudden onset sensorineural deficits, loss of sensation in the perineal region).
• Requiring narcotic use to control symptoms.
• Patients currently taking opioid medications.
• pregnant, may be pregnant, or attempting to become pregnant

Where it is running

• Mike O'Callaghan Military Medical Center — Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, United States

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