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Manual Unloading of the Lumbar Spine: Can it Predict Responders to Mechanical Traction?

NCT02026076 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 30

Last updated 2014-01-01

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Summary

This study will seek to determine if 1) the manual unloading test is reliable, and 2)if the immediate response to traction can be determined by using a simple unloading test in standing. The study wil be completed in two parts: 1) a small pilot sample (n=10) to asses both intra and inter tester reliability, and 2) a consecutive sample of 30 patients with low back pain which does not travel below the knee. All subjects will rate their pain on a 100 mm line both at rest and in their most painful direction of movement. A therapist will then unload the patients spine to determine if they feel any relief. All subjects will then undergo a 15 minute bout of intermittent lumbar traction, 30 sec on, 10 sec off at up to 50% body weight. Following traction, all subjects will again rate their pain on a 100 mm line. Subjects will be grouped by response to the initial manual unloading test and assessed for within and between group differences. The study hypothesis is that the manual unloading test is reliable, and that responders to mechanical traction can be accurately identified using a manual unloading test.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain

Interventions

OTHER

mechanical lumbar traction

15 minutes at up to 50% body weight lumbar traction in supine hooklying with split table open

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Andrews University

    collaborator OTHER

  • UConn Health

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Isaac Moss, MD · UConn Health

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
DIAGNOSTIC
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-05-31
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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