OMT of Somatic Dysfunction and Chronic Low Back Pain in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain, Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

In brief

The study hypothesis is based on osteopathic medical philosophy that: 1) the body is a unit; 2) the body has inherent self-regulatory mechanisms; 3) structure and function are interrelated; and 4) rational treatment is based on an understanding and integration of these concepts. Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus often report more aches and pains than people without diabetes. Because osteopathic manual medicine addresses dysfunction in the musculoskeletal system, patients with both chronic low back pain and type 2 diabetes mellitus may benefit from this non-pharmacological treatment to reduce their pain, thereby reducing their stress and perhaps providing better clinical control for diabetes as demonstrated by key markers such as hemoglobin A1c and kidney function. This study is an extension of research completed in the OSTEOPATHIC Trial. Results of that study were published in the Annals of Family Medicine in March/April 2013.

Key facts

Study ID: NCT02054650
Run by: University of North Texas Health Science Center
People needed: 23
Starts: 2014-05-01
Expected to finish: 2015-08-01
Last updated by the study team: 2016-05-26

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 79. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

Fasting plasma glucose ≥126 mg/dL; OR
Oral glucose tolerance test ≥200 mg/dL; OR
HbA1c ≥6.5%
AND
Low back pain on most days for past three months; AND
Usual low back pain severity of 4 or greater on an 11 point numerical scale during the past week.

You may not qualify if…

age less than 18 years or age greater than 79 years; OR
having a previous or current diagnosis of type 1 diabetes mellitus; OR
having a history of any of the following pancreatic or related disorders: (a) acute or chronic pancreatitis, (b) pancreatic tumor or cancer, (c) Zollinger-Ellison syndrome, or (d) any other medical or surgical condition resulting in functional hypo- or hyperglycemia; OR
having end-stage renal disease; OR
having a history of any surgery involving the pancreas; OR
having a history of low back surgery in the past year; OR
receiving workers' compensation benefits in the past three months; OR
having involvement in ongoing litigation relating to diabetes mellitus or back problems; OR
having a history of a stroke or transient ischemic attack in the past year; OR
having used intravenous, intramuscular or oral corticosteroids within the past month; OR
attending a manual treatment session (OMT or any manual therapies delivered by chiropractors or physical therapists) in the past three months, or more than three times in the past year; OR
practicing osteopathic medicine, chiropractic, or physical therapy, or attending a corresponding professional school; OR
being pregnant; OR
currently participating in another medical research study
Subjects will also be excluded if any of the following conditions are found during the clinical screening:
presence of "red flag" conditions relating to LBP (cancer at any anatomical site, spinal osteomyelitis, spinal fracture, herniated disc, ankylosing spondylitis, or cauda equina syndrome); OR
angina or congestive heart failure symptoms with minimal activity; OR
active bleeding or infection in the lower back, or any other condition that might impede protocol implementation; OR
discovery of the presence of any telephone screening exclusion criterion (EXCEPT that the usual LBP severity over the past week may have declined from ≥4/10 points to ≥3/10 points during the lag time between screenings).

Where it is running

University of North Texas Health Science Center — Fort Worth, Texas, United States

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