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Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
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Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) and Phototherapy for Patients With Chronic Lower Back Pain
Led by New York Institute of Technology · Updated on 2024-08-06
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Researchers are investigating whether combining osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) and phototherapy provides better pain relief for people with chronic lower back pain than either treatment alone or standard medical care. Previous studies showed that both OMM and phototherapy can help reduce chronic low back pain, but no research has yet explored the potential enhanced benefit of using both together. This study aims to evaluate this combined effect to improve patient care. Participants are randomly assigned to one of four groups: continuing standard medical care, receiving OMM treatment, receiving phototherapy, or receiving both OMM and phototherapy. Osteopathic physicians treat somatic dysfunction with OMM, while phototherapy uses low-level lasers cleared by the FDA for temporary pain relief. The study compares these approaches to understand their individual and combined impact on chronic lower back pain. During the 8-week study, participants will be assessed using a 10 cm visual analog scale for pain, the SF-36 Health Survey for quality of life, and the Oswestry Back Questionnaire for qualitative pain evaluation. The researchers will monitor pain levels and quality of life to measure treatment effects. Participants will follow their assigned treatments and attend scheduled evaluations throughout the study period, which runs until December 2025.
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Brief Title
Efficacy of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) and Phototherapy for Patients With Chronic Lower Back Pain
Who Can Participate
Age: 18Years - 65Years
All Genders
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Age range: 18 - 65 years old
- Constant or intermittent nonspecific lower back pain for at least 3 months
You will not qualify if you...
- Diagnosis of ankylosing spondylitis, cancer, malignant carcinoma, cauda equine syndrome, herniated disc, spinal fracture, or spinal osteomyelitis
- Lower back surgery within the past 3 months
- Received worker's compensation in the past 3 months or involved in litigation concerning lower back
- Pregnancy
- Received osteopathic manipulative medicine treatment at the trial site within the past 3 months or more than 3 times in the past year
- Employment at the clinical trial site
- Received spinal manipulation within the past 3 months or more than 3 times in the past year
- Currently in a physical therapy rehabilitation program
- Photosensitivity
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Your Study Journey
Screening
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Treatment
Duration - 8 weeks
Participants receive osteopathic manipulative medicine, phototherapy, both treatments, or continue with standard medical care to evaluate their effect on chronic lower back pain.
Weekly visits for treatment sessions
Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
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New York Institute of Technology
Old Westbury, New York, United States, 11568
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Research Team
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Patricia S Kooyman, D.O.
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Peter Douris, PT,DPT, EdD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
4
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