Exercise and manual auricular acupuncture: a pilot assessor-blind randomised controlled trial
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Mc Donough, Sm, et al. Exercise and Manual Auricular Acupuncture: a Pilot Assessor-blind Randomised Controlled Trial. BioMed Central Ltd, 2008. https://doi.org/10.17615/95fq-y377APA
Mc Donough, S., Liddle, S., Hunter, R., Walsh, D., Glasgow, P., Gormley, G., Hurley, D., Delitto, A., Park, J., Bradbury, I., & Baxter, G. (2008). Exercise and manual auricular acupuncture: a pilot assessor-blind randomised controlled trial. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.17615/95fq-y377Chicago
Mc Donough, Sm, Sd Liddle, R Hunter, Dm Walsh, P Glasgow, G Gormley, D Hurley et al. 2008. Exercise and Manual Auricular Acupuncture: a Pilot Assessor-Blind Randomised Controlled Trial. BioMed Central Ltd. https://doi.org/10.17615/95fq-y377- Creator
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McDonough, SM
- Other Affiliation: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK
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Liddle, SD
- Other Affiliation: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK
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Hunter, R
- Other Affiliation: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK
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Walsh, DM
- Other Affiliation: Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Research Institute and School of Health Sciences, University of Ulster, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK
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Glasgow, P
- Other Affiliation: Sports Medicine, Sports Institute Northern Ireland, Jordanstown, Northern Ireland, UK
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Gormley, G
- Other Affiliation: Department of General Practice, Queen's University Belfast, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK
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Hurley, D
- Other Affiliation: School of Physiotherapy and Performance Sciences, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Delitto, A
- Other Affiliation: Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, USA
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Park, J
- Affiliation: School of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
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Bradbury, I
- Other Affiliation: Frontier Science Ltd, Inverness-shire, UK
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Baxter, GD
- Other Affiliation: Centre for Physiotherapy Research, University of Otago, Otago, New Zealand
- Abstract
- Abstract Background Evidence supports the use of exercise for chronic low back pain (CLBP); however, adherence is often poor due to ongoing pain. Auricular acupuncture is a form of pain relief involving the stimulation of points on the outer ear corresponding with specific body parts. It may be a useful adjunct to exercise in managing CLBP; however, there is only limited evidence to support its use with this patient group. Methods/Design This study was designed to test the feasibility of an assessor-blind randomised controlled trial which assess the effects on clinical outcomes and exercise adherence of adding manual auricular acupuncture to a personalised and supervised exercise programme (PEP) for CLBP. No sample size calculation has been carried out as this study aims to identify CLBP referral rates within the catchment area of the study site. The researchers aim to recruit four cohorts of n = 20 participants to facilitate a power analysis for a future randomised controlled trial. A computer generated random allocation sequence will be prepared centrally and used to allocate participants by cohort to one of the following interventions: 1) six weeks of PEP plus manual auricular acupuncture; 2) six weeks of PEP alone. Both groups will also complete a further six weeks of self-paced exercise with telephone follow-up support. In addition to a baseline and exit questionnaire at the beginning and end of the study, the following outcomes will be collected at baseline, and after 7, 13 and 25 weeks: pain frequency and bothersomeness, back-specific function, objective assessment and recall of physical activity, use of analgesia, perceived self-efficacy, fear avoidance beliefs, and beliefs about the consequences of back pain. Since this is a feasibility study, significance tests will not be presented, and treatment effects will be represented by point estimates and confidence intervals. For each outcome variable, analysis of covariance will be performed on the data, conditioning on the baseline value. Discussion The results of this study investigating the adjuvant effects of auricular acupuncture to exercise in managing CLBP will be used to inform the design of a future multi-centre randomised controlled trial. Trial Registration Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN94142364.
- Date of publication
- March 6, 2008
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- SM McDonough et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.
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- Journal title
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders
- Journal volume
- 9
- Journal issue
- 1
- Page start
- 31
- Language
- English
- Is the article or chapter peer-reviewed?
- Yes
- ISSN
- 1471-2474
- Bibliographic citation
- BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders. 2008 Mar 06;9(1):31
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- BioMed Central Ltd
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- Open Access
- Date uploaded
- July 15, 2016
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