A Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Approach to Care Compared to Diversified Chiropractic Adjustive Technique

Low Back Pain Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Controlled Trial of Best Approach to Care Compared to Diversified Adjustive Technique

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00163124
• Other study ID #: PCC2005-003
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: September 9, 2005
• Last updated: September 12, 2005
• Start date: March 2005
• Est. completion date: August 2005

Study information

• Verified date: September 2005
• Source: Parker College of Chiropractic
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

There are a variety of treatment approaches used by the chiropractic profession. Some of these require forceful joint manipulation and some do not. This study is designed to compare outcomes of two such techniques that are common to chiropractic practice. The hypothesis is that there is no difference between forceful and non-forceful approaches to treatment.

Description:

The comparison will permit a one month treatment period for both techniques and a three week follow-up. Patients will be assessed at baseline (intake), and at specified intervals and at three weeks following the termination of care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 155
• Est. completion date: August 2005
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 90 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

chronic musculoskeletal pain ability to communicate in English

Exclusion Criteria:

pregnancy contraindications to manipulation pending litigation chiropractic care within the last month

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Headache
• Low Back Pain
• Shoulder Pain

Intervention

Procedure:
• spinal manipulation & patient education/nutrition

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Parker College of Chiropractic	Dallas	Texas

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Parker College of Chiropractic

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Pain Disability Index (PDI)
Secondary	Beck Depression Inventory
Secondary	Patient Expectation
Secondary	Evaluation of Clinic Services