Status:
COMPLETED
Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
Oregon Health and Science University
Collaborating Sponsors:
The ONE Foundation
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
FEMALE
20-49 years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study compares three treatments for low back pain that started during pregnancy. The study hypothesizes that exercise, spinal manipulation, and a mind-body technique called neuroemotional techniq...
Detailed Description
Pregnancy-related low back pain is experienced by over half of all pregnant women. In the United States it is thought of as a normal constituent of pregnancy. However, in Europe low back pain associat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Healthy
- 20-49 years old
- Pregnant with a singleton
- Low back pain began during pregnancy and has lasted more than one week
- Low back pain is reproducible with palpation
Exclusion
- Health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, thyroid condition etc.
- Pain radiates below knee
- Cannot read English
- Plans to move away from Portland area during pregnancy
- Not willing to be randomized to one of the three arms of the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
64 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00937365
Start Date
July 1 2009
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
December 18 2019
Active Locations (1)
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Oregon Health & Science University
Portland, Oregon, United States, 97239