Clinical Trial Data for Haitongpi Gel Plaster Efficacy in Lumbar Disc Herniation

A prospective randomized controlled trial conducted between October 2024 and June 2025 with 100 participants aged 40–60 years. The dataset likely contains clinical outcome measures for evaluating a Traditional Chinese Medicine gel plaster combined with manipulation for lumbar disc herniation. It was authored by Tianhao Wan and published on figshare.

Use Cases

• Analyze pain intensity changes based on Visual Analog Scale (VAS) scores mentioned in the description
• Evaluate functional improvement based on Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) scores mentioned in the description
• Compare treatment effects between intervention and placebo groups based on the randomized trial design
• Assess safety profiles based on adverse event monitoring mentioned in the description

Strengths

• Data from a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial, a high-quality study design
• Includes 100 participants, providing a moderate sample size for analysis
• Contains multiple outcome measures: VAS, ODI, and surface electromyography (sEMG)

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment
• The dataset is 1.8 MB, indicating a small scale which may limit complex analyses

Provenance

Source

figshare

Collection Method

Data collected from a clinical trial registered with the International Traditional Medicine Clinical Trial Registry (ITMCTR2024000077).

Time Range

October 2024 to June 2025

Freshness

Last updated 2026-03-19 10:45:13