Thrust Manipulation Versus Non-Thrust Manipulation
Completed · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Mechanical Low Back Pain
In brief
The objective of this study is to investigate the comparative benefit of thrust and non-thrust manipulation on a population of patients with low back pain. The investigators hypothesize that there will be no difference in 4 week outcomes or greater, between the two groups.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01438203
- Run by
- Walsh University
- People needed
- 149
- Starts
- 2011-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-02-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-09-05
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Patients, age 18 and older, with mechanically producible low back pain, who attend care at a physical therapy outpatient setting, will be screened for eligibility for the study.
- For patients to meet inclusion requirements, they had to display a within session change in pain and/or range of motion during the assessment phase of the clinical examination. In other words, as the clinician performed their assessment and applied a passive accessory assessment technique, the pain and/or range of motion improved during that session, which suggests a favorable outcome using a comparable treatment technique. This is hallmark clinical finding in the patient response model and has been proposed as both a predictor of a positive outcome and as a prognostic variable toward long-term improvements in impairments.
You may not qualify if…
- The presence of any red flags (i.e., tumor, metabolic diseases, RA, osteoporosis, prolonged history of steroid use, etc.)
- Signs consistent with nerve root compression (reproduction of low back or leg pain with straight leg raise at less than 45°
- Muscle weakness involving a major muscle group of the lower extremity,
- Diminished lower extremity muscle stretch reflex
- Diminished or absent sensation to pinprick in any lower extremity dermatome)
- Other exclusion criteria included prior surgery to the lumbar spine and current pregnancy
Where it is running
- Walsh University — North Canton, Ohio, United States
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