Chiropractic for Adolescent Low back pain including Manipulation/Manual Therapy. The CALM Study.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Adolescent Low Back Pain; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615000805572
• Lead Sponsor: Murdoch University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-08-03
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 20

Inclusion Criteria

Aged between 13 and 17 years (inclusive) who have experienced non-specific low back pain in the last month for at least 14 of those days; and have a Visual Analogue Scale for low back pain of at least 3 out of 10 in the previous 24 hours.

Exclusion Criteria

Known pathology causing their low back pain (for example, fracture, spinal infection, neoplastic disorders); clinical signs and symptoms of a lumbar disc herniation; a history of spinal surgery; not fluent and/or literate in the English language; currently receiving care for low-back pain from any other healthcare provider, or are unable to consent to treatment. Young people will also be excluded if they have previously received manipulation as previous experience of manipulation may affect successfully maintaining blinding.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified