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NCT06874959
Evaluation of the Pain Relief Effect of Battlefield Acupuncture on Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain Due to Lumbar Spine Degeneration.
NA trial testing Ear acupuncture in Spondylosis Lumbar in 60 participants. Completed in 31 August 2025.
31 July 2025
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | single |
| Primary purpose | treatment |
| Enrollment | 60 |
| Start date | 15 March 2025 |
| Primary completion | 31 July 2025 |
| Estimated completion | 31 August 2025 |
| Sites | 2 locations across Vietnam |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Ear acupuncture
- Electro-acupuncture
- Paracetamol 500 mg — full drug profile →
- Sham ear acupuncture
Conditions studied
- Spondylosis Lumbar — all drugs for Spondylosis Lumbar →
Sponsor
University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
Who can join
20 and older, any sex, with Spondylosis Lumbar. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The Global Burden of Disease's 2023 study shows that lower back pain affects over 619 million people worldwide, with projections reaching 843 million by 2050. It is a common symptom of lumbar spine degeneration, with 84.2% of patients experiencing it. To address this issue, Vietnam's Ministry of Health has released guidelines on "Lumbar Spine Pain" (Yêu thống), combining traditional and modern medicine, including acupuncture, to alleviate pain. However, to achieve better treatment outcomes, the combination of multiple interventions, such as different types of acupuncture, is required. Additionally, the USAF's Integrative Medicine and Acupuncture Center released guidelines in 2021 for Battlefield Acupuncture (BFA), a rapid, safe, and effective pain relief method. Internationally, there are studies on BFA for various types of pain, including lower back pain, but none in Vietnam. Therefore, the investigators conducted this study to evaluate the effects of BFA combined with electroacupuncture and pain medication on chronic lower back pain patients with lumbar spine degeneration in Vietnam.
Publications & conference data
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- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06874959 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Medicine and Pharmacy at Ho Chi Minh City
- Last refreshed: 19 September 2025
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