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OMT vs. Standard Therapy in the Management of Acute Neck and Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department

NCT06987578 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 45

Last updated 2025-05-23

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Patients 18 to 65 years old who present within 72 hours of onset pain will be considered for study enrollment. Patients with the acute musculoskeletal low back or neck pain based on ED history and structural physical exam will be included. Patients will be excluded based upon specific exclusion criteria. After providing informed consent, patients will be randomized by block randomization to receive OMT or ibuprofen 400 mg, given orally.

Conditions

  • Acute Pain

Interventions

OTHER

OMT vs. Ibruprofen

OMT vs. Standard Therapy in the Management of Acute Neck and Low Back Pain in the Emergency Department

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • American Osteopathic Association

    collaborator OTHER

  • St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center, New Jersey

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Loretta Hall, MBHA · St. Joseph's University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

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

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-07-11
Primary Completion
2022-12-05
Completion
2022-12-05

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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