Status:
COMPLETED
Manipulation, Exercise, and Self-Care for Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Northwestern Health Sciences University
Collaborating Sponsors:
HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The broad, long term objective of this interdisciplinary research is to identify effective therapies for low back pain sufferers and to increase our understanding of this important condition. The prim...
Detailed Description
Low back pain remains an important public health problem with serious socioeconomic consequences. Despite the considerable amount of research that has been preformed, there is still a dire need for ra...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- patients are 18-65 years of age; Québec task force classification 1,2,3 and 4 (this includes patients with back pain, stiffness or tenderness, with or without musculoskeletal signs and neurological signs); primary complaint of back pain, with current episode greater than or equal to six weeks duration(this includes subacute and chronic patients for whom the study treatments are an option)
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Exclusion
- previous lumbar spine surgery; back pain referred from local joint lesions of the lower extremities or from visceral diseases; progressive neurological deficits due to nerve root or spinal cord compression; aortic and peripheral vascular disease; existing cardiac disease requiring medical treatment; blood clotting disorders; diffuse idiopathic hyperostosis; infectious and noninfectious inflammatory or destructive tissue changes of the lumbar spine; presence of significant infectious disease, or other severe debilitating health problems; substance abuse; ongoing treatment for back pain by other health care providers; pregnant or nursing women; pain score of less than 30 percentage points; pending our current litigation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
January 1 2001
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
End Date :
April 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00269347
Start Date
January 1 2001
End Date
April 1 2005
Last Update
December 23 2005
Active Locations (1)
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Northwestern Health Sciences University
Bloomington, Minnesota, United States, 55431