Chronic Low Back Pain Randomized Controlled Trial
Completed · Phase 3
Conditions studied: Chronic Low Back Pain
In brief
Chronic low back pain is a common condition that can negatively impact quality of life and that lacks highly effective treatment options. The YMCA developed different iterations of a stretching exercise program as a community based treatment for low back pain from 1974-2004. Though anecdotally successful, the YMCA stretching exercise program(s) was not scientifically evaluated for efficacy and became obsolete. The purpose of the study is to test the efficacy of a previously popular YMCA stretching exercise program(s) for back pain. The stretching exercise program that will be studied is a collection of all the resources available for the YMCA stretching exercise program(s). The most recent criteria from a National Institutes of Health sponsored Task Force to study chronic low back pain were applied to this study.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02286232
- Run by
- Stamford Hospital
- People needed
- 78
- Starts
- 2014-11-01
- Expected to finish
- 2018-09-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2018-09-24
Who can join
Age: 18 and older, up to 64. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Adults from 18 through 64 years old who have had low back pain on at least half the days over the previous 6 months
You may not qualify if…
- We will exclude persons whose back pain is attributed to systemic or specific disease such as known cancer, spinal infection, fracture, or ankylosing spondylitis.
- Patients with complex conditions will not participate in the study (eg, sciatica, medicolegal issues, or a previous back surgery).
- We will also exclude persons who do not speak English.
- Finally, persons who are unable to attend classes or unwilling to do home practice will be excluded.
Where it is running
- Stamford Hospital — Stamford, Connecticut, United States
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