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A Follow-up Comparison of Active Versus Passive Manual Therapy in Patients With Low Back Pain

NCT03758807 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 102

Last updated 2019-04-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

To determine if there is any carry over difference between the type of education provided about common treatment techniques for patients with low back pain. This will be looked at right after treatment and when patients return on their second visit after they do a common exercise program for a few days.

Conditions

  • Low Back Pain
  • Manual Therapy
  • Education

Interventions

OTHER

Manual Therapy with Traditional Biomechanical Explanation

Patients will lie prone and receive lumbar Posterior to Anterior (AP) Pressure with a traditional biomechanical or anatomic explanation of the technique..

OTHER

Manual Therapy with Neuroplastiicity Explanation

Patients will lie prone and receive lumbar Posterior to Anterior (PA) Pressure with a neuroplastic explanation of the technique.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • St. Ambrose University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kevin Farrell · St. Ambrose University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-06-01
Primary Completion
2018-12-30
Completion
2018-12-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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