Tokyo, Sept. 15 -- UMIN Clinical Trials Registry (UMIN-CTR) received information related to the study (UMIN000062914) titled 'Effects of a Single Trigger Point Acupuncture Treatment on the Time Course of Pressure Pain Threshold in Individuals with Chronic Low Back Pain' on Sept. 14.

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Basic Design - Cross-over Randomization - Randomized Blinding - Open -but assessor(s) are blinded Control - Active

Primary Sponsor: Institute - Kansai University of Health Sciences

Condition: Condition - Chronic Low Back Pain Classification by malignancy - Others Genomic information - NO

Objective: Narrative objectives1 - This study aims to investigate, in individuals with chronic low back pain, the effects of different stimulation conditions of a single trigger point acupuncture treatment on pressure pain threshold and subjective pain over time, and to identify the stimulation conditions that may produce sustained analgesic effects. Basic objectives2 - Efficacy

Intervention: Interventions/Control_1 - Single acupuncture treatment at trigger points in the lumbar multifidus (3 needles, 4cm intervals, 10-minute retention) Interventions/Control_2 - Single acupuncture treatment at trigger points in the lumbar multifidus (3 needles, 1cm intervals, 10-minute retention)

Eligibility: Age-lower limit - 18 years-old = Gender - Male and Female Key inclusion criteria - Adults aged 18~65 years. Students or employees of the university. Individuals with chronic low back pain lasting for at least 3 months. No history of lumbar spine surgery. No symptoms suggestive of lower extremity radiculopathy. Reproduction of their usual low back pain upon manual compression of the lumbar multifidus muscle, including the area approximately 2 cm lateral to the midline at the L4 vertebral level. Ability to reliably report symptom reproduction during acupuncture stimulation. Previous experience with acupuncture treatment. Provision of written informed consent. Key exclusion criteria - Individuals with severe fear of acupuncture treatment. Individuals who have previously experienced all acupuncture stimulation as strongly unpleasant or painful sensations. Pregnant women or individuals who may be pregnant. Individuals with bleeding disorders or those receiving anticoagulant therapy. Individuals with severe orthopedic, neurological, or psychiatric disorders. Individuals deemed unsuitable for study participation by the principal investigator. Target Size - 30

Recruitment Status: Recruitment status - Enrolling by invitation Date of protocol fixation - 2026 Year 08 Month 27 Day Date of IRB - 2026 Year 08 Month 27 Day Anticipated trial start date - 2026 Year 09 Month 14 Day Last follow-up date - 2028 Year 03 Month 31 Day

To know more, visit https://center6.umin.ac.jp/cgi-open-bin/ctr_e/ctr_view.cgi?recptno=R000072031

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