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NCT Number: NCT06897891

A Comparative Study on Relieving Postpartum Lumbago with Fire-dragon Cupping Therapy and Acupuncture

Abstract: Objective To compare the effects of fire dragon pot therapy and acupuncture on low back pain, lumbar function, self-efficacy and postpartum depression in patients with postpartum low back pain. Methods From April 2024 to September 2024, 84 postpartum patients with low back pain who met the standard of sodium discharge in Hangzhou area were recruited and divided into acupuncture group (routine acupuncture + core stability training (42 cases) and Huolongcan group (42 cases) according to random number table method. Fire dragon pot + core stability training (42 cases), the two groups each intervention 30 min, once every other day, intervention 3 times. Before and after the intervention, the visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was used to evaluate the degree of low back pain, the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) was used to evaluate the lumbar function, the pain Self-efficacy questionnaire (PSEQ) was used to evaluate the patients' confidence in effectively coping with pain, and the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to evaluate the postpartum depression. The changes of each index before and after intervention were observed.

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Key information

Conditions

Postpartum Low Back Pain Acupuncture Core Stability Training Huolong Tank

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hangzhou Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Hangzhou, China

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • (1) Postpartum 42 days to 1 year; (2) Visual analogue scale (VAS)[7]≥4 points; (3) Have basic reading comprehension ability, be able to fill out questionnaires independently, cooperate with investigation and treatment; (4) Sign informed consent voluntarily.

Exclusion criteria

  • (1) Tumor, fracture, tuberculosis, bleeding tendency or serious organic disease; (2)Immune system diseases such as ankylosing spondylitis; (3) severe osteoporosis; (4) Patients with Yin deficiency and fire flourishing

Treatment and study plan

Acupuncture combined with core stability training

Combination Product

All patients were given routine health education guidance and core stability training. Acupuncture group combined with core stability training

Dragon Tank joint core stability training

Combination Product

All patients were given routine health education guidance and core stability training. Huolong Tank group adopts Huolongcan combined core stability training

Primary outcomes

  1. pain score

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

  2. Lumbar function score

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

  3. Self-efficacy score

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

  4. Postpartum depression score

    Time frame: up to 24 weeks

Secondary outcomes

  1. age

    Time frame: baseline, pre-intervention

  2. course of disease

    Time frame: baseline, pre-intervention

    Refers to the total time of disease occurrence, recorded by month.

  3. production mode

    Time frame: baseline, pre-intervention

    It refers to the method that pregnant women choose to give birth, which can be divided into normal birth, caesarean section, and one birth along two births.

  4. parity

    Time frame: baseline, pre-intervention

    It refers to how many times a pregnant woman has been pregnant, including one, two, and three.

  5. Child feeding pattern

    Time frame: baseline, pre-intervention

    Refers to the pregnant women choose to feed the child, including pure breast milk, pure milk powder, breast milk powder mixed feeding

  6. The youngest age

    Time frame: baseline, pre-intervention

  7. body mass index

    Time frame: baseline, pre-intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Qiaohui Ye

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
Mar 27, 2025
Registry last updated
Mar 27, 2025

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