Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

Chronic Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

Physical CAM Therapies for Chronic Low Back Pain

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00065975
• Other study ID #: R01AT000622-01
• Secondary ID: EisenbergD
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: August 1, 2003
• Last updated: August 16, 2006
• Start date: April 2002
• Est. completion date: December 2002

Study information

• Verified date: August 2006
• Source: National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This is a pilot randomized trial intended to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture, chiropractic and massage for chronic back pain in older and younger adults.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 120
• Est. completion date: December 2002
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 20 Years and older

Eligibility

• Low back pain duration of at least 3 months;

• Low back pain occurring in the past week;

• No numbness or tingling in the lower extremities;

• No pain that radiates to below the knee;

• No use of massage, chiropractic or acupuncture for any reason in the past year;

• Able to attend scheduled appointments;

• Able to hear, read, and understand English;

• No low back pain surgery in the past 3 years;

• No unexplained weight loss;

• No previous vertebral or spinal fractures;

• No previous non-traumatic bone fractures;

• No other spinal pathology, including scoliosis, spinal stenosis, osteoporosis, or ankylosing spondylitis;

• No cancer (except simple skin cancers) in the past 5 years;

• No pacemakers;

• No bleeding problems or anticoagulant use;

• No major organ transplants;

• No oral corticosteroid use for more than 4 consecutive weeks during the past year;

• Cannot be pregnant;

• Must be able to get down to and up from the floor by yourself;

• Able to walk 2 flat city blocks unassisted;

• Willing to participate in periodic telephone interviews.

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Back Pain
• Chronic Low Back Pain
• Low Back Pain

Intervention

Procedure:
• massage therapy

• chiropractic

• acupuncture

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Harvard medical school	Boston	Massachusetts
United States	Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates	Boston	Massachusetts

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,