Status:
COMPLETED
Chiropractic for Back and Neck Pain in an Emergency Department Setting
Lead Sponsor:
Assaf-Harofeh Medical Center
Conditions:
Back Pain
Neck Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
PHASE2
Brief Summary
This study aims to examine the efficacy of an Integrative approach utilizing Chiropractic as an add-on therapy for the treatment back and neck pain in an emergency department setting Chiropractic is ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult male and females age 18-60 with acute or sub acute/chronic simple back or neck pain
- Agreed to a physical examination and by an orthopedic physician and X-ray Diagnosis of simple back pain with levels of 4 \< NRS at least
- Agreed and able to fill pain, anxiety and satisfactory questioners
- Agreed and able to sign informed consent
Exclusion
- Fracture, sprain or neurological deficit during physical examination
- Pain scale of NRS \< 4
- Active pregnancy
- Active inflammatory arthritis
- History of CVA
- Open wounds
- Acute malignancy with life expectancy of less than 5 years
- Experience with acupuncture treatments
- History of drug addiction
- History of osteoporosis
- Declined or unable to sign informed consent
- Soldiers in active military service
- Received a chiropractic treatment in the past
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
52 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00964717
Start Date
May 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
January 31 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Asaf Harofeh Medical Center
Beer Yaakov, Zerifin, Israel, Israel, 70300