Status:

COMPLETED

Trial on Subacute Low Back Pain

Lead Sponsor:

Uppsala University

Collaborating Sponsors:

Region Stockholm

National Social Insurance Board, Sweden

Conditions:

Subacute Low Back Pain

Eligibility:

All Genders

20-55 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

A randomized controlled trial over a 10-week period with a two-year follow-up. The objectives were to compare effects of manual therapy in addition to the stay-active concept versus the stay-active co...

Detailed Description

The study is a randomized, controlled, clinical trial in the Swedish province of Gotland, with primary data collection from 1994 to 1998. The recruitment population consisted of the 19000 employed per...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • acute or subacute perceived low back pain with or without pain radiating to one or both legs
  • symptom duration of three months or less preceded by at least two months of relative freedom from symptoms
  • consent to treatment and follow up for ten weeks
  • agreement not to consult therapists other than those participating in the study during the treatment period

Exclusion

  • other conditions or circumstances that might jeopardize completion of treatment and follow up, such as pregnancy, malignant tumors, etcetera
  • need for acute surgical or rheumatologic care
  • previous treatment of current complaints with specific mobilisation or manipulation
  • previous participation in the present study

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 1 1994

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2000

Estimated Enrollment :

160 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00923429

Start Date

January 1 1994

End Date

December 1 2000

Last Update

June 18 2009

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Dept of Public Health and Caring Sciences, Family Medicin and Clinical Epidemiology Section

Uppsala, Sweden, SE-75185