Status:
COMPLETED
Osteopathic Evaluation on Patients With Non-specific Back Pain: An Inter-examiner Reliability Study
Lead Sponsor:
Kirnan, Jaime
Conditions:
Inter-examiner Reliability
Location and Nature of Restriction or Lesion
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-60 years
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether two osteopathic evaluators with less than 5 years experience will be able to determine the same location and nature of the primary lesion(s) or restri...
Detailed Description
Back pain is one of the leading causes of consultation for rehabilitation. Establishing a diagnosis in the initial patient assessment is essential to choosing a specific treatment plan for that patien...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Men and women ages 18-60
- Must have a history of non-specific back pain (not due to any known pathology eg. disc herniation or disc degenerative disease) that is currently not irritated and has not been, in the past 8 weeks
- Must be available for 3 consecutive hour
Exclusion
- Patients with a known cause for their back pain
- Patients who have had a flare up of symptoms within the last 8 weeks
- Patients who are currently undergoing any rehabilitation or who have received manual treatment in the last 8 weeks.
- Patients who are taking daily medications for pain
- Pregnant women
- Major medical conditions: fractures, degenerative arthritis, inflammatory disorders, ankylosing spondylitis, multiple sclerosis, cancer, paralysis stroke or recent concussion history
- Any other conditions that would prevent the participant from completing the evaluation
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2010
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
20 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01258543
Start Date
November 1 2010
End Date
January 1 2011
Last Update
June 13 2011
Active Locations (1)
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Concordia Physio Sport
Brossard, Quebec, Canada, J4Z 1A7