Status:
COMPLETED
Comparison of CAM and Conventional Mind-Body Therapies for Chronic Back Pain
Lead Sponsor:
Kaiser Permanente
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH)
Conditions:
Low Back Pain
Eligibility:
All Genders
20-70 years
Phase:
PHASE3
Brief Summary
Although national expenditures on back pain treatments have increased substantially over the past decade, the health and functional status of persons suffering from back pain has deteriorated. This tr...
Detailed Description
Chronic back pain remains one of the most common and challenging public health problems in the U.S.. Although the amount of money spent on back pain treatments has increased substantially over the pas...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- clinical Diagnosis of Low Back Pain lasting at least 3 months
- pain of at least 4 on a 0-10 bothersomeness scale
Exclusion
- do not currently have back pain
- current back pain episode less then 3 months in duration
- current back pain is only reported as mild in dysfunction and symptoms (i.e., less than a score of 7 on the 0-23 modified Roland Scale or a bothersomeness score lower than 4 on a 0-10 scale);
- sciatica
- underlying systemic or visceral disease
- pregnancy
- abdominal aneurisms
- spondylolisthesis
- discitis
- spinal stenosis
- spinal infections
- cancer or unexplained weight loss
- recent vertebral fracture
- current or past participation in classes or therapies closely resembling our MBSR or CBT interventions for chronic pain
- have physical problems that won't allow them to do yoga (i.e., gross obesity, severe pain when bending or twisting, unable to get up and down from the floor)
- involved with litigation or compensation claim for back pain
- evidence of severe or progressive neurologic deficits
- radiculopathy
- fibromyalgia diagnosis
- rheumatoid arthritis
- back surgery within the last 2 years
- unstable medical or severe psychiatric conditions
- unable to speak or read English
- unable to hear
- plan to move out of town
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2012
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
342 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01467843
Start Date
June 1 2012
End Date
November 1 2015
Last Update
October 13 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Group Health Cooperative
Seattle, Washington, United States, 98101