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Management Strategies for Patients With Low Back Pain and Sciatica

NCT02391350 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2021-01-22

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Summary

Low back pain and sciatica is a common condition resulting in high costs and disability for society and affected individuals. Presently there is a lack of evidence for what treatments may help this condition early in the course of care. Improved early management could reduce risks for persistent disability and high costs. The goal of this project is to examine the clinical outcomes and costs associated with adding a physical therapy program to early management of patients with low back pain and sciatica within primary care.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Sciatica
  • Physical Therapy

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Education and re-assurance

Patients are provided the Back Book and the contents are reviewed emphasizing the favorable natural history of back pain and sciatica and the importance of remaining active.

PROCEDURE

Physical Therapy

Physical therapy will consist of repeated exercises, spinal mobilization and mechanical traction in an effort to maximize centralization of symptoms.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

    collaborator FED

  • University of Utah

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-02-28
Primary Completion
2019-10-31
Completion
2019-10-31

Countries

  • United States

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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