Status:
UNKNOWN
Acute Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department Treated With Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment Versus NSAIDs
Lead Sponsor:
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Acute low back pain is the fifth most common presenting complaint to the emergency department, accounting for approximately 4.4% of annual visits. The treatment for acute low back pain is often NSAIDs...
Detailed Description
The goal of this study is to describe the efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Treatment (OMT) compared to NSAIDs in decreasing pain in adults with acute low back pain in the emergency department (ED)...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients 18 years of age or older with the chief complaint of acute low back pain defined as symptom duration no longer than four weeks prior to ED presentation and having clinical findings of somatic dysfunction (muscle edema, erythema, bogginess, hypertonic muscles, asymmetry of tissue, pain with movement, severe/sharp tenderness).
Exclusion
- Patients will be excluded if they previously participated in the study, history of gastrointestinal bleed, allergies to NSAIDs, NSAID use 4 hours prior to arrival, history of or concern for spinal column fracture, current diagnosis of active malignancy or metastatic cancer, open skin wounds at the treatment location site, patients with neurological deficits related to acute back pain, pregnant women, individuals unable to take oral medications, temperature \>38C, prisoners, those unable to consent, subjects under police custody, nursing home residents, non-English speaking patients.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 19 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
January 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
174 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04129437
Start Date
February 19 2020
End Date
January 1 2023
Last Update
November 7 2022
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AEHN
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19147