Lumbar Manipulation and Exercise for the Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain in Adolescents

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of lumbar manipulation will improve function, decrease pain, and recurrence in adolescents with low back pain. The secondary aim of this study is to determine if a modification of a clinical prediction rule by Flynn will be effective in identifying adolescent patients with low back pain who would benefit from lumbar manipulation.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02111278

Run by

Nationwide Children's Hospital

People needed

35

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-12-23

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• patients 13 to 17 years old
• duration of low back symptoms less than 90 days

You may not qualify if…

• contraindication to manipulation. These included "red flags" for physical therapy, previous lumbar surgery, those who had signs consistent with nerve root compression (positive straight-leg test of < 45 degrees, diminished reflexes, sensation, or lower extremity strength), those who were pregnant, and those diagnosed with, or suspected of having a spondylolysis or spondylolisthesis.

Where it is running

• Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Ortho PT Ortho Center — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Ortho PT East Broad — Columbus, Ohio, United States
• Nationwide Children's Hospital Sports and Ortho PT Westerville — Westerville, Ohio, United States

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