Chiropractic and Exercise for Low Back Pain in Adolescents
Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3
Conditions studied: Low Back Pain
In brief
Recent research has confirmed that low back pain (LBP) is a significant health problem not only for adults, but also for children and adolescents. Given the enormous social and economic costs associated with LBP, it is critical that attempts be made to decrease the burden of LBP for patients and society. The primary aim of this project is to determine the relative clinical effectiveness of 3 months of chiropractic care and supervised exercise versus supervised exercise in 184 adolescents with sub-acute recurrent, or chronic LBP. Relative effectiveness will be evaluated in the short, intermediate and long term using pain as the primary outcome measure. Secondary aims are to assess group differences in patient self-reported disability, quality of life, perceived improvement, satisfaction, activity levels, lumbar dynamic motion, and trunk muscle endurance. Patients' and caregivers' perceptions of treatment using qualitative interviews will also be assessed.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01096628
- Run by
- Northwestern Health Sciences University
- People needed
- 185
- Starts
- 2010-03-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-01-31
Who can join
Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 12-18 years of age
- Stable prescription medication plan (no changes in prescription medications that affect musculoskeletal pain in the previous month)
- Primary complaint of low back pain > 3 on 0 to 10 scale
- Either:
- Recurrent, sub-acute low back pain defined as current episode of 2-12 weeks duration AND at least an additional 10 days of back pain in the past year OR
- Chronic low back pain defined as current episode >12 weeks duration
You may not qualify if…
- Chiropractic care or exercise therapy in the previous month
- Ongoing treatment for low back pain by other health care providers
- Other serious physical or mental health care conditions (for example diabetes, cancer, etc.)
- Contraindications to study therapies including acute disc herniation, spondylolysis, spondylolithesis, or inflammatory arthritides
- Benign joint hypermobility syndrome
Where it is running
- Northwestern Health Sciences University — Bloomington, Minnesota, United States
- University of Western States — Portland, Oregon, United States
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