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Chiropractic Manipulation and Medical Care for Low Back Pain

NCT01211613 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 107

Last updated 2017-01-30

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Summary

The investigators will be comparing the effectiveness of two types of chiropractic manipulation and standard medical care for patients with a recent onset of low back pain. The two types of chiropractic treatments being compared will be hands-on (manual) manipulation and mechanical-assisted (Activator) manipulation. The standard medical care will consist of a medical examination and prescription for over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Manual Manipulation

Doctor of chiropractic will apply manual high-velocity low-amplitude thrust to lumbar spine of research participants.

DEVICE

Mechanically-assisted manipulation

Doctor of chiropractic will use the Activator Instrument to apply a mechanically-assisted thrust to the lumbar spine of research participants.

OTHER

Standard Medical Care

Patients will receive an examination with a physician who is board certified in physical medicine and rehabilitation. Treatment will consist of medical monitoring of the patient's condition over 4 weeks (baseline and 2 follow up exams) and a prescription for over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medications if indicated.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of Pittsburgh

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Michael J Schneider, PhD, DC · University of Pittsburgh

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-03-31
Completion
2013-10-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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