Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:57 PM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-24 @ 7:57 PM
NCT ID:
NCT01701804
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a non-surgical integrative package consisting of Chuna herbal medicine, Chuna manual therapy, bee-venom pharmacoacupuncture, acupuncture on failed back surgery syndrome through means of a prospective case series.
Detailed Description:
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of a non-surgical integrative package on failed back surgery syndrome through means of a prospective case series.
After initial screening, treatment will be administered one session a week for 16 weeks. Patients will be followed up at 4 and 8 weeks after conclusion of treatment.
The integrative package used in this study consists of 120ml of Chuna herbal medicine(Ostericum koreanum, Eucommia ulmoides, Acanthopanax Sessiliflorus, Achyranthes bidentata, Psoralea corylifolia, Peucedanum japonicum, Cibotium barometz, Lycium chinense, Boschniakia rossica, and Cuscuta chinensis) and dried extracts in pill form(Cibotium barometz, Atractylodes japonica) taken twice a day 30 minutes after meals, Chuna manual therapy, intermuscular injections of bee-venom pharmacoacupuncture(Select 6 acupoints, concentration 10,000:1, 0.1 cc per acupoint, total amount injected 1.0 cc/session), acupuncture and allow for NSAID intake during the investigational period. The subject is allowed a maximum of 3 pills/day, taken at a minimum of 8 hrs apart. The number of pills taken will be measured at 4 wks after conclusion of treatment.
Study:
NCT01701804
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01701804