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Assessment of Chiropractic Treatment for Low Back Pain and Smoking Cessation in Military Active Duty Personnel.

NCT01692275 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 750

Last updated 2018-12-19

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of chiropractic manipulative therapy for pain management and improved function in active duty service members with low back pain that do not require surgery. The study will also measure the impact of a tobacco cessation program delivered to participants allocated to the chiropractic arm.

Conditions

  • Lower Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Medical Care + Chiropractic Care

Patients will receive chiropractic spinal manipulative therapy plus conventional medical care. Medical may include the following: education about self-management, including maintaining activity levels as tolerated and local ice/heat application; pharmacologic management with the use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents; and additional therapies that may be applied for volunteers not responding to the initial interventions, including physical therapy and referral to a pain clinic.

OTHER

Conventional Medical Care Only

Conventional medical care may include the following: a focused history and physical examination; limited diagnostic imaging restricted to select volunteers (i.e., for example, those with radiculopathy); education about self-management, including maintaining activity levels as tolerated and local ice/heat application; pharmacologic management with the use of analgesics and anti-inflammatory agents; and additional therapies that may be applied for volunteers not responding to the initial interventions, including physical therapy and referral to a pain clinic.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Palmer College of Chiropractic

    collaborator OTHER

  • Samueli Institute for Information Biology

    collaborator OTHER

  • RAND

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ian D. Coulter, Ph.D. · RAND

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-09-30
Primary Completion
2016-11-28
Completion
2016-11-28

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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