Low Back Study to Compare Traditional Physical Therapy With Combined Therapy Protocol
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Radiculopathy, Low Back Pain
In brief
The most common chronic low back pain conditions are a consequence of disc disease as well as muscular and bony etiologies. The discs degenerate and weaken, bulge and are pushed into the space containing the spinal cord or a nerve root resulting in severe pain. A common treatment is then surgery. Whole-body vibration combined with un-weighting traction and specific manual mobilization plus active therapeutic exercise seems to treat chronic low back pain by non-invasively firing muscles of the lumbar spine. The investigators are seeking to show such therapy reduces the need for surgery and significantly out performs traditional physical as the preferred conservative treatment.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01236092
- Run by
- Michael Wilson & Associates Health Care Consulting, LLC
- People needed
- 36
- Starts
- 2011-04-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2015-04-08
Who can join
Age: 25 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- MRI of the lumbar spine showing symptoms and severity to qualify for surgery
- 25 to 65 years of age
- Diagnosis of low back pain for 3-12 months
- Potential surgical candidates but not mandatory
You may not qualify if…
- any medical or physical conditions deemed unacceptable by the participants physician or health care provider
- Evidence of progressive or debilitative medical conditions i.e. metastatic cancer, major stroke, crippling arthritis, unstable angina, orthostatic hypotension, hemiplegia, multiple sclerosis or Parkinson's disease.
- Any condition that would preclude the additional burden of a repeat MRI or preclude active involvement in the protocol or physical therapy
- Active use of tobacco products
- Prior back surgery
- Pregnancy
Where it is running
- St. Luke's Rhabilitation Institute and Revita Back — Spokane, Washington, United States
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