Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.
For general information about clinical research, read Learn About Studies.
Eligibility Criteria
- * Volunteers 18-75 years of age.
- * Meet the Classification Criteria of chronic LBP (having low back pain for more than 6 months), as determined by the referring physician.
- * At least 4/10 clinical pain on the 11-point LBP intensity scale.
- * Must have had a prior evaluation of their low back pain by a health care provider, which may have included radiographic studies. Documentation of this evaluation will be sought from Partners or outside medical records and kept in the subject's research record.
- * At least a 10th grade English-reading level; English can be a second language provided that the patients feel they understand all the questions used in the assessment measures.
- * Specific causes of back pain (e.g. cancer, fractures, infections),
- * Complicated back problems (e.g. prior back surgery, medico legal issues),
- * Possible contraindications for acupuncture (e.g. coagulation disorders, cardiac pacemakers, pregnancy, seizure disorder), and conditions that might confound longitudinal effects or interpretation of results (e.g. severe fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis).
- * Conditions making study participation difficult (eg, paralysis, psychoses, or other severe psychological problems as per the judgment of a study investigator during Session 1)
- * The intent to undergo surgery during the time of involvement in the study.
- * Unresolved medical legal/disability/workers compensation claims in connection with low back pain.
- * Lacking the capacity to consent for oneself
- * Do not have access to zoom or other software regularly to complete the study.
Ages Eligible for Study
18 Years to 75 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study
ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No