Status:
COMPLETED
Classification-Directed Treatment of Low Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Collaborating Sponsors:
Washington University School of Medicine
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this proposal is to conduct a prospective, randomized, controlled clinical trial to examine whether or not treatment based on a person's direction-specific, impairment-based LBP...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- People who report a history of chronic LBP for a minimum of 12 months,currently are experiencing LBP symptoms but not in an acute recurrence,
- Between 18 and 60 years of age,
- Able to stand and walk without assistance,
- Able to understand and read English,
- Able to understand and sign a consent form
Exclusion
- Any structural spinal deformity including scoliosis, kyphosis, or stenosis,
- A spinal fracture or dislocation,
- Osteoporosis,
- Ankylosing spondylitis,
- Rheumatoid arthritis,
- Disc herniation,
- Serious spinal complications such as tumor or infection,
- Previous spinal surgery,
- Frank neurological loss, i.e., weakness and sensory loss,
- Pain or paresthesia below the knee,
- Etiology of LBP other than the lumbar spine, e.g., hip joint,
- History of neurologic disease which required hospitalization,
- Active treatment for cancer,
- History of unresolved cancer,
- Pregnancy,
- Magnified symptom behavior,
- Worker's compensation or disability case,
- In litigation for the LBP problem,
- Referral from a specialized pain clinic source,
- Spondylolisthesis
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
101 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00802724
Start Date
February 1 2007
End Date
November 1 2010
Last Update
October 22 2012
Active Locations (1)
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Washington University
St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63108