AuriculoTherapy NeuroImaging
Recruiting
N/A
Interventional Study
Low Back Pain
Chronic Low-back Pain
Back Pain, Low
Lumbar Disc Disease
Lumbar Discogenic Pain
Lumbar Pain Syndrome
Lumbar Post-Laminectomy Syndrome
Back Pain Lower Back Chronic
Back Pain Without Radiation
Pain;Back Low;Chronic
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Basic Science
- Participants needed
- 60 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Keith M Vogt · Other
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About This Trial
This is a clinical study of patients who have low back pain (for at least 6 months). The goal is to understand, with brain imaging, how auriculotherapy (an acupuncture-like stimulation of the ear) may work to relieve pain. There are 4 total study visits, divided into two pairs of visits that occur before and 5-7 days after receiving either a real or sham auriculotherapy treatment. The cryo-IQ devi…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
1. Adult, at least 18 years old
2. Episodes of chronic low back pain at least daily for at least 6 months, with an average pain score within the last week of 3/10.
Exclusion Criteria:
1. active lesions, skin disruptions, or neuropathy of either ear;
2. recent (\<1 month) analg…
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