Spinal Manipulative Therapy for Low Back Pain

Phase 4

Completed

• Conditions: Low Back Pain

• Registration Number: NCT00294229
• Lead Sponsor: University of Bern

Brief Summary

Context: Acute low back pain (LBP) is a common reason for consultations in primary care. Reducing the pain in the first hours and days and restoring the functional capacity of the lumbar spine may result in a decrease in medical costs and earlier return to work.

Objective: To determine the impact of spinal manipulation on pain and analgesic use in acute low back pain.

Detailed Description

Design: Randomised controlled parallel-group trial comparing standard care plus spinal manipulative therapy with standard care alone. Intention-to-treat analysis.

Patients: Outpatients with acute low back pain. Setting: Emergency Department of Bern University Hospital and a primary care practice network.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2003-03
• Study First Submitted: 2006-02-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-02-16
• Study First Posted: 2006-02-20
• Primary Completion: 2006-04
• Study Completion: 2006-10
• Status Verified: 2011-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 2011-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 104

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Back pain overall measured by a numeric rating scale(range 0 to 10)
Analgesic use based on daily equivalence doses (paracetamol, diclofenac and codeine)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Roland Morris Score
Serious adverse events

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Department of Social and Preventive Medicine (ISPM), University of Bern; 🇨🇭 Bern, Switzerland