Spinal fracture patients: did integrative korean medicine help? new study looks back at real-world results
NCT ID NCT05912504
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked back at medical records and conducted phone surveys of 70 patients who were treated for vertebral compression fractures with integrative Korean medicine at four hospitals. The goal was to see how well the treatment worked for pain and disability, both during their hospital stay and over the long term. The study did not test a new treatment but instead gathered information from past cases to better understand outcomes.
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Study facts
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- Participants
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70 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2023
- Finished
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Feb 2024
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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Who is studied
Recruit people who meet the selection criteria and conduct a telephone survey.
- Ages
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19 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
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Inclusion Criteria: 1. Patients diagnosed with Acute Compression Fracture' of thoracic or lumbar vertebrae from EMR X-ray or MRI, CT imaging (The temporal criterion for dividing acute and chronic compression fractures was based on 3 months after symptoms began in the case of compression fractures caused by osteoporosis, and acute and chronic were also divided based on 3 months after trauma.) 2. Patient hospitalized for more than a week 3. Pateints above 19 years old and below 80 years old 4. Patients who have agreed to participate the study Exclusion Criteria: 1. Where the vertebral fracture is not a vertebral body, but a transverse protrusion, a polar protrusion, etc. 2. Other chronic conditions that may interfere with the interpretation of treatment effects or outcomes: cardiovascular disease, kidney disease, diabetic neuropathy, dementia, epilepsy, etc. 3. If the cause of pain is due to soft tissue disease, not the spine: tumor, fibromyalgia, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, etc. 4. a person with a congenital spinal disorder 5. For patients within 3 months of spinal surgery 6. A person who is unable to communicate normally due to dementia or mild cognitive impairment; 7. Other cases where the researcher is not suitable for participation in the study. 8. Those who do not agree to participate in the study.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Bucheon Jaseng Hospital of Korean Medicine
Bucheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, 14598, South Korea
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