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Elderly Back Pain: Comparing Chiropractic to Medical Care

NCT00602901 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 240

Last updated 2017-04-06

No results posted yet for this study

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 low back pain (LBP).

Conditions

  • Subacute Low Back Pain
  • Chronic Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

HVLA-SM

High-velocity low amplitude spinal manipulation (HVLA-SM)

OTHER

LVVA-SM

Low-velocity variable amplitude spinal manipulation (LVVA-SM)

DRUG

Usual medical care

Celebrex: po, 200mg, qd, six weeks; Aleve: po, 220mg, bid, six weeks; Bextra: po, 10mg, qd, six weeks; Naproxen: po, 500mg, bid, six weeks.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

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

  • Maria A Hondras, DC, MPH · Palmer College of Chiropractic

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
55 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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