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A Study of a Potential Mechanisms of Spinal Manipulation in the Treatment of Low Back Pain

NCT00922220 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 94

Last updated 2011-12-22

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study was to determine the immediate effect of 3 common physical therapy interventions for people experiencing low back pain on the perception of thermal pain. Additionally, the investigators wished to determine the influence of psychological factors related to fear and anxiety on their findings and to determine whether the effects of the individual interventions were local (specific to the area of application) or global (influenced regions away from the area of application).

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

stationary bike

Participants rode a stationary bike for five minutes

OTHER

lumbar extension exercise

Participants performed four sets of fifteen lumbar extension exercises over fifteen minutes

OTHER

spinal manipulative therapy

participants received spinal manipulative therapy to the low back

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Steven Z George, Phd · University of Florida Department of Physical Therapy

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-10-31
Primary Completion
2008-11-30
Completion
2008-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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