Predictive Validity of Lumbopelvic Stress Tests to Determine Those Who Will Benefit From Lumbar Traction: A Pilot Study

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Conditions studied: Low Back Pain

In brief

The objective in this study is to determine the predictive validity of a set of special clinical tests in identifying those who will respond to lumbar traction

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03127410

Run by

Texas Woman's University

People needed

40

Starts

2017-03-30

Expected to finish

2018-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2019-09-19

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 65. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Complaints of low back pain with or without pain into the lower extremities
• Pain of at least 2/10 according to the Numeric Pain Rating Scale
• Score of at least 20 or greater on the Oswestry Disability Index

You may not qualify if…

• Medical red flags consistent with non-mechanical back pain (i.e. recent weight loss, history of cancer, night sweats, fever)
• Previous surgery to the lumbar spine
• Current pregnancy
• Any neurological symptoms in the lower extremities
• Evidence of central nervous system involvement
• The inability to lie prone for 15 minutes

Where it is running

• Texas Woman's University-Dallas — Dallas, Texas, United States

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