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Predicting Patients' Response to Spinal Manipulation

NCT00285649 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 192

Last updated 2017-08-16

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to compare the clinical effectiveness of two types of chiropractic spinal manipulation to conservative medical care for patients at least 55 years old with sub-acute or chronic LBP.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

HVLA-SM

HVLA-SM, Experimental, high-velocity low amplitude spinal manipulation

OTHER

LVVA-SM

LVVA-SM, Experimental, low velocity variable amplitude spinal manipulation

OTHER

Usual Medical Care

Arm: Active Comparator: Usual Medical Care Usual Medical Care, Active Comparator, advice, exercises and medications (Celebrex, Aleve, Bextra, Naptoxen)

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • William C Meeker, DC, M.P.H. · Palmer Chiropractic College

  • David Wilder, PhD · University of Iowa

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-07-31
Primary Completion
2006-10-31
Completion
2007-03-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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