The effect of the spinal mobilization in subjects with acute low back pai

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: ow back pain (LBP). By definition, LBP is a lumbar pain localization, between the twelfth thoracic vertebra (Th12) and lumbosacral junction, with radiating pain in the gluteal area or towards the knee.; Musculoskeletal Diseases

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16069685
• Lead Sponsor: Haute École Louvain en Hainaut

Brief Summary

2018 results in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/29844484/ (added 15/10/2020)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-03-23
• Study Completion: 2015-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 26 October 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 16

Inclusion Criteria

1. Acute low back pain
2. A period of less than 6 consecutive weeks of pain
3. More than 1 month without pain between the current and previous episodes of low back pain
4. The patient must have had more days without pain than days with pain in the past year

Exclusion Criteria

1. Aversion to spinal manipulation
2. Patients with chronic low back pain (pain for more than 3 months)
3. Radiating pain below the knees
4. Spine fracture
5. Spine Surgery
6. Osteoporosis
7. Pregnancy
8. Implanted devices that could interact with the magnetic field of the MRI
9. Intolerance using MRI (claustrophobia)
10. Safety issue related to the equipment's weight capacity (obesity)
11. Alcohol or drug abuse, mental illness or lack of cognitive ability

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
We used the diffusion-weighted sequences to quantify the micro” movements of water molecules within the intervertebral discs (IVDs) of the lumbar spine. The apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) provides the image of the mobility of water molecules.