Back Complaints in Elders in Chiropractic Care: An International Cohort Study

Recruiting

Conditions: ow back pain

Registration Number: NL-OMON23676

Lead Sponsor: European Centre for Chiropractic Research Excellence, Nederlandse Chiropractie Associatie

Brief Summary: one Yet

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

Patients aged >55 years will be included when they consult a chiropractor for a new episode of low-back pain. All low-back complaints will be included, defined here as pain extending from the thoracolumbar junction to the first sacral vertebra and extending to the pelvis. An episode is considered new if the patient has not visited a chiropractor during the preceding six months for the same back complaint.

Exclusion Criteria

Subjects who are unable to complete the web-based questionnaires because of language restrictions or computer literacy restrictions will be excluded as well as those with cognitive disorders. In addition, those with a suspected tumor, fracture, infection or any other potential red flag or condition considered to be a contraindication for spinal manipulative therapy will be excluded.

Study & Design

Study Type: Observational non invasive

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
This ambitious pan European project would provide the necessary data to fill the gap in knowledge on older people with low-back pain and improve standards of chiropractic care for this patient population. <br>1. Examine the duration, severity, and clinical course of low-back pain in older people who visit a chiropractor for a new episode of low-back pain; <br>2. Identify prognostic factors which may influence this course; <br>3. Determine effects (e.g. functional disability, quality of life) as well as associated costs and safety of care in older people visiting the chiropractor for low-back pain.

Secondary Outcome Measures