Status:
COMPLETED
Chiropractic Manipulation and Medical Care for Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
University of Pittsburgh
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The investigators will be comparing the effectiveness of two types of chiropractic manipulation and standard medical care for patients with a recent onset of low back pain. The two types of chiropract...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Age: ≥ 18 years of age
- Ability to read and write English
- Experiencing a new episode of low back pain (LBP) with onset in the past 3 months
- Oswestry Disability Index score between 20-70 points (0-100 scale)
- Numeric pain rating score between 3-8 points (0-10 scale)
Exclusion
- Prior history of lumbar spine surgery
- History of unstable spondylolisthesis, spinal stenosis, or scoliosis \> 20°
- Signs or symptoms suggestive of nerve root tension and/or neurological deficit in the lower extremity
- History of metastatic cancer, osteoporosis, long-term corticosteroid use, or any other red flags of serious illness including the following: unexplained weight loss of \>10% of body weight, spinal pain associated with fever, and severe night pain unrelieved by medication
- Receiving any physical therapy, chiropractic therapy, or any other manual therapy for this episode of LBP (within the past 3 months)
- Receiving any on-going medical care for this episode of low back pain
- Current use of opiate or other prescription medications for low back pain
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
October 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
107 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01211613
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
October 1 2013
Last Update
January 30 2017
Active Locations (1)
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University of Pittsburgh Medical Center: Center for Integrative Medicine
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15232