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Investigation of the effects of open-label placebos on patients with chronic low back pai

Not Applicable
Conditions
Chronic low back pain
Registration Number
JPRN-UMIN000033412
Lead Sponsor
Department of Orthopedic Surgery, Aichi Medical University
Brief Summary

The present study investigated whether the OLP+TAU treatment was effective for Japanese patients with CLBP under the assumption of equal efficacy as in the previous reports. Our results revealed that OLP+TAU showed no significant superior benefit in comparison with TAU alone after 3- and 12-week interventions for Japanese patients with CLBP although significant improvements in functional disability were obtained in both groups at week 12.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Complete: follow-up complete
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
52
Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

1)No wish toparticipation 2)Pain radiating into lower leg 3)On going treatment of malignant tumor, spinal fractures and spinal infections 4)Autoimmune diseases 5)Spondyloarthropathy 6)Elderly aged 75 years and older whose Tscore of DXA is lower than 2.5 7)Histories of fragile spinal fractures 8)Histories or use of steroids for more than 3 months. 9)Spinal kyphosis or spinal scoliosis whose cobb angle is over 30 degree 10)Within 3 months after thoracic or lumbar surgeries 11)Taking medicaion associated with dementia 12)Suspicious cognitive disorder 13)Judged ineligible by the researchers

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Pain intensity:Numerical rating scale. Pain disability:Roland-Morris Disability Questionnaire.
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Timed up and go test Subjective satisfaction scale
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