Acupotomy study for back pain condition pulled before start
NCT ID NCT07390929
First seen Feb 05, 2026
Summary
This study aimed to test a modified acupotomy technique for people with ankylosing spondylitis, a type of arthritis that causes back pain and stiffness. The approach used ultrasound to guide the procedure, with the goal of reducing disease activity. However, the study was withdrawn before enrolling any participants, so no results are available.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
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- Started
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Nov 2025
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2029
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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18 to 75 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Meeting the revised New York Criteria (1984) or the Assessment of SpondyloArthritis international Society (ASAS) classification criteria for axial spondyloarthritis (2009). 2. Aged 18 to 75 years old. 3. Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) score ≥ 4 points. 4. Having signed the informed consent form. Exclusion Criteria: 1. Complicated with other autoimmune diseases except for the research disease. 2. Complete ankylosis or deformity of the spine. 3. Pregnant or lactating women. 4. Complicated with severe cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, liver or kidney failure, malignant tumors, or coagulation disorders. 5. Patients whose data collection is affected by mental, language or other factors. 6. Patients with psoriatic arthritis, reactive arthritis, or inflammatory bowel disease-associated spondyloarthritis.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Second Affiliated Hospital of Henan University of Chinese Medicine
Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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