Chiropractic and Exercise for Seniors With Low Back Pain
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Low Back Pain
In brief
The purpose of this randomized clincal trial is to assess the relative effectiveness of three conservative treatment approaches for seniors with chronic low back pain: 1) chiropractic manual treatment plus home exercise, 2) supervised exercise plus home exercise and 3) home exercise alone.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00269321
- Run by
- Northwestern Health Sciences University
- People needed
- 240
- Starts
- 2003-10-01
- Expected to finish
- 2008-03-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2013-06-28
Who can join
Age: 65 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Sub-Acute and chronic low back pain (Defined as current episode more than 6 weeks duration.)
- Quebec Task Force classifications 1, 2, 3 and 4. (This includes patients with back pain, stiffness or tenderness, with or without musculoskeletal signs and neurological signs.{1570})
- 65 years of age and older
- Independent ambulation
- Community dwelling (residency outside nursing home)
- Score of 20 or more on Folstein Mini-Mental State Examination{13246}
- Stable prescription medication plan (no changes in prescription medications that affect musculoskeletal pain in previous month)
You may not qualify if…
- Referred low back pain from local joint lesions of the lower extremities or from visceral diseases
- Significant infectious disease Determined by history or by referral to supplementary diagnostic tests
- Ongoing treatment for low back pain by other health care providers
- Mean baseline low back pain score of 20 percentage points or less
- Contraindications to exercise Determined by history or by referral to supplementary diagnostic tests (i.e., uncontrolled arrhythmias, third degree heart block, recent ECG changes, unstable angina, acute myocardial infarction, acute congestive heart failure, cardiomyopathy, valvular heart disease, poorly controlled blood pressure, uncontrolled metabolic disease
- Contraindications to spinal manipulation (i.e. Progressive neurological deficits blood clotting disorders; infectious and non-infectious inflammatory or destructive tissue changes of the spine; severe osteoporosis)
Where it is running
- Wolfe-Harris Center for Clinical Studies, Northwestern Health Sciences University — Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
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