Status:
COMPLETED
Thrust Manipulation Versus Non-Thrust Manipulation
Lead Sponsor:
Walsh University
Conditions:
Mechanical Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
The objective of this study is to investigate the comparative benefit of thrust and non-thrust manipulation on a population of patients with low back pain. The investigators hypothesize that there wil...
Detailed Description
Thrust manipulation is considered traditional spinal manipulation. Nonthrust manipulation is considered mobilization. The mobilization will be used in a similar manner as in clinical practice and this...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients, age 18 and older, with mechanically producible low back pain, who attend care at a physical therapy outpatient setting, will be screened for eligibility for the study.
- For patients to meet inclusion requirements, they had to display a within session change in pain and/or range of motion during the assessment phase of the clinical examination. In other words, as the clinician performed their assessment and applied a passive accessory assessment technique, the pain and/or range of motion improved during that session, which suggests a favorable outcome using a comparable treatment technique. This is hallmark clinical finding in the patient response model and has been proposed as both a predictor of a positive outcome and as a prognostic variable toward long-term improvements in impairments.
Exclusion
- The presence of any red flags (i.e., tumor, metabolic diseases, RA, osteoporosis, prolonged history of steroid use, etc.)
- Signs consistent with nerve root compression (reproduction of low back or leg pain with straight leg raise at less than 45°
- Muscle weakness involving a major muscle group of the lower extremity,
- Diminished lower extremity muscle stretch reflex
- Diminished or absent sensation to pinprick in any lower extremity dermatome)
- Other exclusion criteria included prior surgery to the lumbar spine and current pregnancy
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
149 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01438203
Start Date
February 1 2011
End Date
February 1 2012
Last Update
September 5 2012
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Walsh University
North Canton, Ohio, United States, 44720