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Manipulation, Exercise, and Self-Care for Low Back Pain

NCT00269347 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 300

Last updated 2005-12-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The broad, long term objective of this interdisciplinary research is to identify effective therapies for low back pain sufferers and to increase our understanding of this important condition. The primary aim is to examine the relative efficacy of chiropractic spinal manipulation, rehabilitative exercise, and self-care education in terms of patient-rated outcomes in the short and long term for non-acute low back pain.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Chiropractic Spinal Manipulation

PROCEDURE

Exercise

BEHAVIORAL

Self-care

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • HRSA/Maternal and Child Health Bureau

    collaborator FED

  • Berman Center for Outcomes and Clinical Research

    collaborator OTHER

  • Northwestern Health Sciences University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gert Bronfort, DC, PhD · Northwestern Health Sciences University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2001-01-31
Completion
2005-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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