Descriptive Analysis: STarT Back Screening Tool: Cross-sectional Survey & Chart Review

Back Pain Clinical Trial

— STarT Back  

Official title:

A Descriptive Analysis of Back Pain Patient's Seeking Care at Chiropractic Academic Teaching Clinics Using the STarT Back Screening Tool: Cross-sectional Survey and Chart Review

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03848988
• Other study ID #: Parker19_001
• Status: Completed
• Start date: March 5, 2018
• Est. completion date: May 4, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: August 2019
• Source: Parker University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Observational

Clinical Trial Summary

Keele STarT Back SCreening Tool (KSB) is a practical and validated bio-psychosocial questionnaire that stratifies lower back pain patients into 3 risk groups (low, medium, high), with suggested treatment guidelines for each grouping. The 9-question KSB has been used in chiropractic practice to help guide medical decision making, but its use in chiropractic teaching environments has been limited.

Description:

All new LBP patients between the ages of 18-65 years presenting to a chiropractic teaching clinic in Dallas, TX between March 05, 2018 and April 06, 2018 were asked to complete the KSB questionnaire. No introduction of the KSB was given to students or faculty. For all patients that completed the KSB, a chart review of the first 4 weeks of care was completed to retrieve patient follow-up information and treatment provided, including: self-reported LBP on a 10-point numerical rating scale (NRS), region of spinal manipulation therapy (SMT), and active rehabilitation provided.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 87
• Est. completion date: May 4, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: April 6, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patients between the age of 18-65 years old.

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Parker University	Dallas	Texas

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Parker University	Baylor Scott and White Health, Private Practitioner

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Chiropractic care Questionnaire	Nine question Keele STarT Back questionnaire to identify treatment options for individuals with low, moderate, and high risk low back pain. A 10 point numerical rating scale (NRS) was used to with 0-4 being low risk, 5 being moderate risk, and 6-10 being high risk.	4 weeks
Secondary	Low back pain self reported	Oswestry low back pain scale/ tool: 10 point scale with 0 being no pain and 10 being excruciating pain.	4 weeks