Acupuncture for acute non-specific low back pain: a randomised, controlled, multicentre intervention study in general practice-the Acuback study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The aim of this study was to evaluate whether a single treatment session of acupuncture, when applied in addition to standard treatment for acute low back pain (ALBP), reduces the time to recovery compared with standard treatment alone.

Design

A multicentre, randomised, controlled trial.

Setting

Conducted at 11 Norwegian general practitioners' (GPs') offices.

Participants

171 adults aged 20-55 years seeking their GP for ALBP (≤14 days) between March 2014 and March 2017. Patients with secondary back pain and previous sick leave and acupuncture treatment was excluded.

Interventions

The participants were randomised to either the control group (CG) or the acupuncture group (AG) by online software. The CG received standard treatment according to th

SUBMITTER: Skonnord T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7412620 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature