The Use of Manual Therapy to Treat Low-Back and Hip Pain

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain, Pain

In brief

Low back pain (LBP) is a common problem in the adult population with many approaches to treatment, but no clear answer. One of the causes of LBP, musculoskeletal pain, can be triggered by spasm of the deep muscles of the back and pelvis. This study, therefore, focuses on treating pelvic muscle pain as a way of lessening LBP.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00410397

Run by

Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences

People needed

27

Starts

2006-12-01

Expected to finish

2007-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2008-01-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 60. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Written informed consent
• Age-older than 18 years and younger than 65 years
• Lumbopelvic pain

You may not qualify if…

• Cardiovascular disease (heart-failure, myocardial infarction, hypertension)
• Diabetes
• Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Osteoarthritis
• Chronic Illness
• Pregnancy-self reported
• Neurodegenerative Disease
• Osteopenia
• Osteoporosis
• Metastatic Cancer

Where it is running

• Oklahoma State University College of Osteopathic Medicine — Tulsa, Oklahoma, United States

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