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A multi-center, randomized controlled clinical trial, cost-effectiveness and qualitative research of electroacupuncture with usual care for patients with non-acute pain after back surgery: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial.

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Abstract
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Although pain after back surgery is known to be difficult to control, various treatment options are available to patients and physicians. A protocol for a confirmatory randomized controlled trial (RCT) on pain and function after back surgery was designed based on the results of a pilot trial. The aim of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of electroacupuncture (EA) with usual care (UC) versus UC alone on pain control and functional improvement after back surgery.

Year of Publication
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2018
Journal
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Trials
Volume
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19
Issue
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1
Number of Pages
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65
Date Published
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2018
URL
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https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-018-2461-6
DOI
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10.1186/s13063-018-2461-6
Short Title
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Trials
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