Geriatrics Balance and Low Back Pain Study

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Conditions studied: Distorted Balance, Low Back Pain

In brief

This study evaluates the effect of standard of care treatments (physical therapy versus manual therapy) in older adult patients who have balance problems with or without low back pain.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02031562

Run by

Logan College of Chiropractic

People needed

169

Starts

2009-10-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-01-09

Who can join

Age: 60 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between ages 60-85
• self reported balance problems
• With or with out low back pain.

You may not qualify if…

• History of recent fracture or surgery of lumbar spine, pelvis, hip or femur
• History of recent neoplasm (minor skin cancers are not excluded)
• Acute infectious disease
• Chronic low back pain persisting for >8 weeks
• Severe disabling health problems so that patient is not ambulatory
• Non-mechanical low back pain
• Recent unstable peripheral vascular disease and or cardiac disease requiring recent hospitalization < 6 months ago
• Patients with balance problems related to the following: Meniere's disease, vertigo, or vestibular disorders
• Recent history of self reported substance abuse
• Ongoing treatment for balance problems or low back pain by chiropractor, physical therapist, or orthopedic physician or other physician.
• Current use of medication from the following categories: antipsychotics, anxiolytics, and sedative/hypnotics

Where it is running

• Logan College of Chiropractic — Chesterfield, Missouri, United States

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