Pregnancy-Related Low Back Pain and Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Treatment

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

This study compares three treatments for low back pain that started during pregnancy. The study hypothesizes that exercise, spinal manipulation, and a mind-body technique called neuroemotional technique (NET) equally affect pain intensity and disability associated with pregnancy-related low back pain. The study also hypothesizes that pain intensity and disability levels do not influence maternal heart rate variability (a measure of stress) and intrauterine attachment (a measure of relationship quality). Ten women will additionally provide blood and salivary oxytocin samples during pregnancy and periodically for three months after birth. These women and their babies will also be videotaped playing for 5 minutes at 2 weeks, 6 weeks, and 3 months postpartum.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00937365

Run by

Oregon Health and Science University

People needed

64

Starts

2009-07-01

Expected to finish

2012-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-12-18

Who can join

Age: 20 and older, up to 49. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy
• 20-49 years old
• Pregnant with a singleton
• Low back pain began during pregnancy and has lasted more than one week
• Low back pain is reproducible with palpation

You may not qualify if…

• Health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, cancer, thyroid condition etc.
• Pain radiates below knee
• Cannot read English
• Plans to move away from Portland area during pregnancy
• Not willing to be randomized to one of the three arms of the study

Where it is running

• Oregon Health & Science University — Portland, Oregon, United States

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