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The RELIEF Study - Researching the Effectiveness of Lumbar Interventions for Enhancing Function

NCT01854892 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 162

Last updated 2017-05-12

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Low back pain (LBP) is one of the most common reasons for seeking medical care and accounts for over 3.7 million physician visits/year in the U.S. alone. Ninety percent of adults will experience low back pain in their lifetime, 50% will experience recurrent LBP, and 10% will develop chronic pain and related disability.

While there is growing evidence for the clinical effectiveness of alternative and complementary therapies to treat low back pain, little is known on the physiologic consequences and effects of these treatments. Further, additional data is needed to understand how these different treatment techniques effect clinical changes in pain and disability. The lack of empirical data hinders acceptance by the wider scientific and health-care communities, and it also limits the development of rational strategies for using alternative and complementary therapies.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

Manipulation

High velocity short amplitude thrust spinal manipulation applied to the lumbar spine.

OTHER

Mobilization

Static isometric contractions of the lumbar spine to induce spinal mobilization

OTHER

Laser Therapy

Cold laser applied to the paravertebral muscles in the lumbar region

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Ohio University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • James S Thomas, Ph.D., PT · Ohio University

  • Brian C Clark, Ph.D. · Ohio University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
FACTORIAL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-06-30
Primary Completion
2017-05-05
Completion
2017-05-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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