Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT00065975 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2006-08-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is a pilot randomized trial intended to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture, chiropractic and massage for chronic back pain in older and younger adults.

Conditions

  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

massage therapy

PROCEDURE

chiropractic

PROCEDURE

acupuncture

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    lead NIH

Principal Investigators

  • David Eisenberg, MD · Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
20 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-04-30
Completion
2002-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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