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RCTs - Protocols/Proposals (non-eHealth) (456) New Methods (1192) Complementary and Alternative Medicine (131) Back Pain (148) Chronic Conditions (493)

Published on in Vol 15 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/78713, first published .
Effect of Acupuncture for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Study Protocol for a Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Effect of Acupuncture for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Study Protocol for a Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Effect of Acupuncture for Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain: Study Protocol for a Randomized Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Authors of this article:

Hiroyoshi Yajima1 Author Orcid Image ;   Miho Takayama1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tomoaki Takanashi1 Author Orcid Image ;   Tomohiro Tanaka1 Author Orcid Image ;   Morihiro Nasu1 Author Orcid Image ;   Takahiro Yamada1 Author Orcid Image ;   You Hiramatsu1, 2 Author Orcid Image ;   Ted Kaptchuk3 Author Orcid Image ;   Judith Schlaeger4 Author Orcid Image ;   Jian Kong5 Author Orcid Image ;   Shigeki Tanaka1 Author Orcid Image ;   Nobuari Takakura1 Author Orcid Image
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Hiroyoshi Yajima   1 , PhD ;   Miho Takayama   1 , PhD ;   Tomoaki Takanashi   1 , PhD ;   Tomohiro Tanaka   1 , MSc ;   Morihiro Nasu   1 , MSc ;   Takahiro Yamada   1 , PhD ;   You Hiramatsu   1, 2 , MSc ;   Ted Kaptchuk   3 , OMD ;   Judith Schlaeger   4 , PhD ;   Jian Kong   5 , MD ;   Shigeki Tanaka   1 , MD, PhD ;   Nobuari Takakura   1 , PhD

1 Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan

2 Graduate School of Media Design, Keio University, Kanagawa, Japan

3 Program in Placebo Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA, United States

4 Department of Human Development Nursing Science, College of Nursing, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

5 Department of Psychiatry, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, United States

Corresponding Author:

  • Hiroyoshi Yajima, PhD
  • Department of Acupuncture and Moxibustion
  • Tokyo Ariake University of Medical and Health Sciences
  • 2-9-1 Ariake, Koto-ku
  • Tokyo 135-0063
  • Japan
  • Phone: 81 3-6703-7000
  • Fax: 81 3-6703-7100
  • Email: yajima@tau.ac.jp