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The Mechanisms of Manual Therapy in the Treatment of Low Back Pain

NCT01168999 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1/PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 110

Last updated 2015-10-28

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether a novel placebo for comparison to spinal manipulation is believable and creates similar expectation for treatment effectiveness as the studied spinal manipulation technique. Additionally, we wish to compare outcomes related to low back pain, function, and pain sensitivity between people receiving the placebo, spinal manipulation, and no therapy.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

spinal manipulation

Spinal manipulation commonly used in the treatment of low back pain and known to be effective for some individuals experiencing low back pain

OTHER

sham spinal manipulation

Sham spinal manipulation intended to mimic the studied spinal manipulation

OTHER

Enhanced sham spinal manipulation

Sham spinal manipulation intended to mimic the studied spinal manipulation and provided with the instructions, "The manual therapy technique you will receive has been shown to significantly reduce low back pain in some people"

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Joel Bialosky, PT, PhD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
60 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-09-30
Primary Completion
2013-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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