NCT00828880CompletedNot Applicable
Restoration of Disk Height Through Non-Invasive Spinal Decompression is Associated With Decreased Discogenic Low-Back Pain: A Retrospective Cohort Study
Conditions
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Sponsor
- NEMA Research, Inc.
- Locations
- 1
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The investigators hypothesize that a 6-week treatment of non-invasive spinal decompression reduces discogenic low back pain (LBP), increases lumbar disk height, and that an increase in lumbar disc height is associated with decreased LBP.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Observational
- Observational Model
- Cohort
- Time Perspective
- Retrospective
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- No
Inclusion Criteria
- •at least 18 years of age;
- •consented for the 6 weeks treatment protocol;
- •presented with discogenic low back pain of at least 3 out of 10; AND
- •current CT scan not older than 2 months.
Exclusion Criteria
- •metastatic cancer;
- •previous spinal fusion or placement of stabilization hardware;
- •instrumentation or artificial discs;
- •neurologic motor deficits, bladder, or sexual dysfunction;
- •alcohol or drug abuse; OR
- •litigation for a health-related claim (in process or pending for workers' compensation or personal injury).
- •Limitations of the spinal decompression system also led to the exclusion of patients with extremes of height (< 147 cm or > 203 cm) and body weight (> 136 kg).
Investigators
Study Sites (1)
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