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Effects of Lumbar PENS and Exercise in Older Adults With Chronic Low Back Pain

NCT00101387 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 200

Last updated 2011-02-18

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a form of electrical acupuncture, called percutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (PENS), can reduce pain and disability in older adults with chronic low back pain (LBP). This study will also determine the effects of general conditioning and aerobic exercise (GCAE) on chronic LBP.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Lumbar PENS + General Conditioning and Aerobic Exercise

As above

OTHER

Lumbar PENS

As above

OTHER

Control Lumbar PENS

Identical needle placement as with PENS procedure, but only control needles stimulated for 5 minutes.

OTHER

Control PENS + exercise

as above

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • National Institute on Aging (NIA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Debra K. Weiner, MD · Pain Evaluation and Treatment Institute

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-09-30
Primary Completion
2008-01-31
Completion
2008-01-31

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